Rome, Jan 11 (IANS): Rome would be chosen by Italy to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said here.

Bonino Friday mentioned "Italy's possible candidacy to host the 2024 Olympic Games" as one of the major upcoming events in the country offering important investment potential, Xinhua reported.

Later on the same day, the foreign ministry confirmed to Xinhua that "according to Bonino, Italy's capital Rome would be the city chosen for the possible candidacy."

Bonino made the remarks as she addressed heads of multinationals and investment funds gathered for the International Business Advisory Council (IBAC) 2014 in Rome.

Attracting foreign investment was a "priority" of the Italian coalition government, she highlighted.

In 2012, Rome was forced to drop its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games following the then Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's announcement that it would not be "wise" for his emergency government to make such a financial commitment in times of deep economic crisis.