“Italy wants to consolidate its presence in the Indo-Pacific, where China has been stepping up its maritime activities, and plans to deepen security cooperation with Japan, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a recent interview.”
“Italy has been dispatching warships and aircraft to Japan, and Tajani told Kyodo News in the written interview that a naval patrol ship is set to call at Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, in September.”
“In July, Canada joined as an observer in the Global Combat Air Program, a next-generation fighter jet development project pursued by Japan, Italy and Britain. Tajani said he is open to potential new partners such as Germany but stressed that any such participation must not affect the project’s progress or governance.”
“Tajani noted that Japan and Italy, marking 160 years of diplomatic ties this year, are deepening cooperation in advanced fields such as semiconductors and space. He said Italy aims to build an economic network stretching from the Mediterranean through the Middle East and India to the Far East.”