(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 6 - No contract or deals between Italy and
Elon Musk's satellite programme SpaceX were discussed in Premier
Giorgia Meloni's talks with US President -elect Donald Trump in
Florida Sunday, the PM's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome said
Monday, describing such reports as "ridiculous".
"The Presidency of the Council denies that contracts have been
signed or agreements have been concluded between the Italian
Government and the SpaceX company for the use of the Starlink
satellite communications system," Chigi said in a note.
"The discussions with SpaceX are part of the normal
investigations that the State apparatus has with companies, in
this case with those that deal with protected connections for
the needs of communicating encrypted data.
"The Presidency of the Council idenies even more categorically,
considering it simply ridiculous, the news that the SpaceX topic
was discussed during the meeting with the President-elect of the
United States, Donald Trump." (ANSA).
No contract or deals with SpaceX says PM's office
Reports of such agreements are 'ridiculous' says Chigi