Pope joins G7summit for 1st time to raise alarm about AI، China to dominate final day

G7summit، attended by Group of Seven (G7) leaders hold a final day of talks at their annual summit on Friday، with China topping the agenda before Pope Francis who puts in a historic appearance to discuss artificial intelligence (AI)، will be joined by 10 other heads of state and government، including the prime minister of India and the king of Jordan، as the G7summit throws open its doors to outsiders to show it isn't an aloof، exclusive club.

Pope joins G7summi to lead AI discussions

Besides his speech on AI، the Pope، who joins G7summit، will hold multiple bilateral meetings، including with Biden، Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan، while China vowed to take measures to safeguard its interests as the EU announced it would impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric cars from July، risking retaliation from Beijing.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told reporters at the G7summit that it is a historic day and she welcomes the Holy Father، the Pope، for it is the first time for a pontiff at a G7 and she is proud it will happen under the Italian presidency and the leaders to discuss China challenges.

G7summit agreed on a deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine

During the first day of their meeting of the G7summit in southern Italy، the G7 nations agreed on a deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine backed by interest from frozen Russian assets، hailing the accord as a powerful signal of Western resolve.

Although many details still need to be worked out، G7summit members: the United States، Canada، Japan، Germany، France، Italy and Britain - and the European Union (EU) are expected to contribute to the loan، with cash to reach Kyiv by the end of the year.

Pope Francis is concerned in his historic appearance about artificial intelligence (AI)

Olaf Scholz، German Chancellor، declared G7summit that it is a very historic step the members are taking today and it is also a clear signal to the Russian President (Vladimir Putin)، that he can't just sit this out and hope that fiscal problems in a country that backs Ukraine will one day let him win this war.

While Ukraine dominated the first day of talks، China will be the key issue on Friday morning and leaders are expected to voice concern about China 's excess industrial capacity and its support for Russia، while Pope Francis is concerned in his historic appearance about artificial intelligence (AI).

The U.S.، member of G7summit، imposed fresh sanctions on China

The U.S.، member of G7summit، this week imposed fresh sanctions on China based firms supplying semiconductors to Russia، amid worries over Beijing's increasingly aggressive stance against Taiwan and run-ins with the Philippines over rival maritime claims.

G7summit is attended by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak، Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau، French President Emmanuel Macron، German Chancellor Olaf Scholz، Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni، Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida، Italian President Sergio Mattarella، European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel pose for a family photo as they arrive to attend a dinner at Swabian Castle in Brindisi، Italy.

President Joe Biden signed a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters at the G7summit after signing a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that China is not supplying weapons to Russia but the ability to produce those weapons and the technology available to do it، so it is in fact helping Russia.

The EU announced at G7summit it would impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported electric cars fron China from July، risking retaliation from Beijing، which vowed to take measures to safeguard its interests.

However، there are differences at G7summit، within the G7 members over how to counter Chinese state subsidies، with Europe anxious to avoid an all out trade war with Beijing.

Leaders at G7summit to help Italy curb illegal flows from Africa

Leaders at G7summit will also discuss immigration، a crucial issue for Meloni who is pushing Europe to help italy curb illegal flows from Africa and has launched a flagship plan to boost development in the continent to tackle the root cause of the departures.

Many of the leaders will leave Italy late today Friday، including Biden، and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated they had already agreed on the G7summit 's conclusions، to be approved at the end of the day، while omorrow there will be room for bilateral meetings for those staying on، ahead of a final news conference from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.