Pope to meet Biden, Zelenksy, Modi at G7 summit

VATICAN CITY, June 13: Pope Francis will meet with US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Indias Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in Italy, the Vatican said Thursday.
Francis, the first ever pope to attend a Group of Seven rich nations summit, has been invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to address a session on artificial intelligence (AI) in Puglia on Friday.
The 87-year-old, who arrives by helicopter at 12:30 pm local time (1030 GMT), is also expected to talk about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine during a series of bilateral meetings.
As well as Zelensky, Biden and Modi, Francis will sit down with Frances Emmanuel Macron, Canadas Justin Trudeau and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva.    —AFP