Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a closing media conference at the G7 in Borgo Egnazia, near Bari in southern Italy, Saturday, June 15, 2024.
11:59 JST, June 16, 2024
Fasano, Italy (Jiji Press) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who chaired this year’s summit of the Group of Seven Major Countries, on Saturday underlined the results achieved at the conference.
At a press conference to recap the three-day all-day meeting in Puglia, southern Italy, Meloni said she was very proud that participating leaders shared Italy’s efforts on measures against illegal immigration, support for Africa and the management of artificial intelligence. all key areas identified by the President of the Nation for the Summit.
In a joint statement adopted Friday, the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States plus the European Union agreed to launch a G-7 coalition to prevent migrant smuggling and to counter.
Italy’s long-term project to support Africa’s economic development through investments in the continent’s agricultural and energy sectors was also endorsed at the G-7 summit.
Pope Francis, who has called for regulating the use of AI from an ethical perspective, took part in a G-7 session on the technology on Friday.
Noting that the Pope presented a valuable opinion, Meloni said at the press conference that she cannot thank Pope Francis enough for his participation in the landmark 50th summit among the world’s great nations.
Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to participate in a G-7 summit.
