Italy joins BRI with landmark document inked

Both countries highlight great potential in boosting connectivity during president's visit

Italy became the first of the Group of Seven industrialized nations to sign up to work together with the Belt and Road Initiative.

President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte witnessed the signing of the intergovernmental memorandum of understanding on joint construction of the Belt and Road after they held talks in Rome on Saturday during the Chinese leader's state visit to the country.