Japan, Italy leaders vow to boost tech, critical minerals cooperation

ROME - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed Monday to deepen cooperation in advanced technologies, including semiconductors, while strengthening coordination on economic security and defense.

During a meeting in Rome ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France that started later in the day, the two leaders also welcomed a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran intended to end their war, which has triggered global oil supply disruptions.