Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte canceled his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos due to urgent meetings at home after the head of one of the ruling coalition parties resigned, Conte's press office told Sputnik on Thursday
DAVOS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd January, 2020) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte canceled his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos due to urgent meetings at home after the head of one of the ruling coalition parties resigned, Conte's press office told Sputnik on Thursday.
Luigi Di Maio announced earlier this week he was stepping down as the leader of Five Star Movement, although he would continue as the foreign minister.
"He [Conte] will stay in Rome to attend urgent meetings ahead of a cabinet session in the evening," a representative of the press office said.
