Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said , that she is convinced that this year's G7 summit will lead to “concrete results” as she opened the gathering of top international leaders in the resort of Borgo Enziata in the southern Italian region of Puglia, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, quoted by BTA .
„There is a lot of work to be done, but I am sure that during these two days, we will be able to hold discussions that will bring solid and measurable results,”, said Meloni. “G-7 is not a closed fortress to defend against anyone. It offers values that we reveal to the world in order to have a shared goal of development, she added.
G7 leaders are expected to announce an agreement on the use of Russian funds frozen in Western countries after its invasion of Ukraine to establish a 50-60 billion euro fund for Kiev. Washington is pushing for it, but European countries are more cautious because of the technical issues and legal implications of such a decision.
The crisis in the Middle East will also be a key topic.
The Italian rotating presidency of the G-7 wants to pay more attention to issues related to migration and relations with developing nations, especially to an agreement with African countries on a cooperation model based on mutually beneficial partnerships rather than paternalistic ones or predatory approaches of the past.
The discussion of artificial intelligence is also expected.
On Friday, Pope Francis will attend the summit, becoming the first pontiff to attend such a G7 event. He is expected to talk about the need for ethical AI as well as efforts to bring peace.