A potential agreement between the
Italian government and SpaceX would be "great", the company's
owner Elon Musk wrote on his X platform, replying to a post
published Monday by Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo
Salvini hailing a possible deal as an "opportunity".
"This will be great.
"Other countries in Europe will ask to borrow it", Musk wrote.
On Monday, Salvini wrote on X that Musk "is a leading figure in
global innovation: a potential agreement with him and @SpakeX to
ensure connectivity and modernization across Italy would not be
a threat but rather an opportunity.
"I am confident that the government will move forward in this
direction because providing better services to citizens is a
duty", the League leader added.
On Monday, Premier Giorgia Meloni denied forging a deal with
Musk to have his Starlink satellites take over Italian telecoms
security amid a row with the opposition which accused the prime
minister of selling Italy out and jeopardising national
interests.
The PM's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome said no contract or
deals between Italy and Musk's satellite programme were
discussed during Meloni's talks with US President-elect Donald
Trump in Florida on Sunday.
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