The President of the Council of Ministers of Italy and G7 President, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, met with the other Leaders of the G7 and Italian and U.S. private sector representing the financial, energy and digital/technology sectors on the sidelines of the 2024 G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 13th, in Borgo Egnazia, Italy.

The Italian and U.S. co-chairs welcomed Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa (MPA) and its links with the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). As a G7 we agreed to support flagship projects to develop transformative economic corridors for quality infrastructure and investment, such as the deepening of our coordination and financing for the Lobito Corridor, Luzon Corridor, the Middle Corridor, and the India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor, also building on the EU Global Gateway and other relevant initiatives. 

In support of the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and…