Europe urged to unify around BRI

Countries require common approach to maximize opportunities, seminar hears

ROME - The opportunities and challenges of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative could be more easily addressed if the European Union forges a common position on the development plan, experts highlighted here on Monday in a seminar.

"It is an initiative nobody can ignore, and it is interesting for any single country beyond the possible historical and geographical links to the ancient Silk Road," said Italy's former prime minister and foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni.