Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the USA and the UK: They make up the G7 group, which got here collectively within the Nineteen Seventies as an important industrial nations within the Western world on the time.
On the second day of this yr’s G7 assembly in Apulia, southern Italy, greater than a dozen different heads of state joined the G7 heads of presidency on Friday.
For the primary time, Pope Francis attended a G7 assembly. He used the assembly for bilateral talks, together with with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the presidents of the G7 members USA and France, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron.
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In his speech on the G7 assembly, the Pope warned these current to be cautious when coping with synthetic intelligence (AI). On the one hand, AI is thrilling due to its prospects, however alternatively it’s scary due to its risks, stated Francis. “It’s as much as everybody to make use of it sensibly. And it’s as much as politicians to create the situations that make such constructive use potential and fruitful.” Nothing lower than human dignity is at stake.
As reported, the G7 determined at their assembly on Thursday on one other main help package deal value 50 billion US {dollars} for Ukraine, which is to be secured with curiosity earnings from Russian state property frozen within the West.
Putin criticizes “theft”
The host of the assembly, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, spoke of a “consequence that I’m significantly happy with.” The help package deal ought to ship “an unmistakable sign” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in line with the draft of the G7 last declaration.
Putin sharply criticized the G7’s actions on Friday and spoke of “theft.” This may “not go unpunished,” Putin stated in Moscow.
The G7 additionally despatched a message to China, calling for a halt to the availability of weapons elements from China to Russia. In addition they warned China towards additional escalation within the South China Sea and condemned China’s “dangerous overcapacity” in worldwide commerce.
The official summit program ended Friday night. On Saturday, lots of the individuals will journey on to the Ukraine Peace Convention in Switzerland.
