Italy and the Belt and Road Initiative - The Role of LaRouche's Ideas in Shaping History

Published: March 16, 2019, 1:18 p.m.

Italy is poised to become the first G7 country to endorse and participate in the Belt and Road Initiative being led by China, a project which follows the grand idea of the New Silk Road for Eurasian development proposed over two decades ago by Lyndon and Helga LaRouche. Marco Zanni, Member of the European Parliament from Italy joins us today to discuss the implications of the coming meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Conte next week, where such an agreement will likely be signed. In this context, Claudio Celani of Executive Intelligence Review reports on a conference held this week in the Lombard Parliament, featuring Michele Geraci, Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, and Helga Zepp-LaRouche.