The photo album of Javier Milei’s participation in the G7 summit
The Argentine president briefly greeted Pope Francis. He was received by the Italian premier Giorgia Meloni, in Borgo Egnazia, where he also had a meeting with the American president Joe Biden, among others.
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Biden and Meloni will impose “more costs” on Russia
The American president, Joe Bidenand the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniagreed in a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, “continue to pursue all available options to impose greater costs on Russia and those who support its war machine”reported the White House.
According to Washington, Biden praised Meloni for the “Italy’s strong support for Ukraine” in the war against Russia in the meeting they held at the luxury hotel ‘Borgo Egnazia’, the scene of the summit and located in the region of Apulia, in southern Italy.
Furthermore, both expressed their satisfaction with the pact announced yesterday by the G7 to grant a loan of at least 46 billion euros to kyiv with Russian asset interests frozen in the European Union (EU), mainly in Belgium.
They also agreed to “continue to pursue all available options to impose greater costs on Russia and those who support its war machine,” according to the White House.
Pope Francis asked at the G7 to ban “lethal autonomous weapons”
He Pope Francisco warned against military use of artificial intelligence (AI) and called for a ban on calls lethal autonomous weaponsduring a speech at the G7 summit, which is being held in southern Italy.
“It is urgent to rethink the development and use of devices such as so-called ‘lethal autonomous weapons’ to prohibit its use (…). No machine should ever choose to end the life of a human being.“, he claimed.
Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to attend a Group of Seven summit, has repeatedly denounced the arms industry and who, according to him, benefit from wars and death.
AI is already being used on the battlefield and its move to modern warfare is raising concerns about the risks of escalation and the role of humans in decision-making.
Francis told leaders gathered in the Puglia region of southern Italy: “Artificial intelligence is both an exciting and a fearsome tool.. “We would condemn humanity to a hopeless future if we took away people’s ability to make decisions about themselves and their lives, condemning them to depend on the choices of machines,” she warned.
The G7, which brings together Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, said this Friday that AI “can play a crucial role in promoting progress and development of our societies”.
“We recognize the impact of AI in the military and the need for a framework for its responsible development and use“, the leaders stated in a draft statement to which the news agency had access AFP.
Javier Milei greeted Pope Francis and Joe Biden at the beginning of his agenda at the G7
The Argentine president had a brief approach to the Supreme Pontiff and the president of the United States. He had previously been received by Giorgia Meloni in Borgo Egnazia. Additionally, he will have a meeting with the IMF
(Special Envoy to Bari, Italy) –President Javier Milei was received by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniin the exclusive hotel complex Borgo Egnazia and, in this way, he began his official agenda as a guest of the G7 leaders’ summit, which will include several bilateral meetings and possible informal meetings with his peers from some of the most powerful countries in the world.
G7 leaders believe China’s support for Russia is a long-term threat to Europe’s security
The increasingly close relationship between Xi Jinping and Putin underpins the Russian offensive in Ukraine and maintains the Kremlin’s war machine. The West warns about the implications of this alliance for the future
The G7 Summit taking place in Bari, Italy, has China in the spotlight this Friday on the second day of meetings between the leaders of the seven most powerful democracies in the world. The Beijing regime has a position regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine that, if at first it was viewed with distrust from the West, now there are no longer any doubts: its role is key so that Putin’s troops can maintain their offensive.
Meloni received Milei and Lula, protagonists with the Pope of the second day of the G7
The presidents of Argentina, Javier Mileiand from Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silvawere received by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniupon arrival at the summit of leaders of the group of the seven largest economies in the world (G7) to participate in the extended session, together with the Pope Francisco.
Meloni received Milei and Lula, whose arrival has raised expectations, in the exclusive and guarded hotel complex of Borgo Ignazia in Puglia (southern Italy), where the leaders of United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy.
The harmony between the Argentine president and the Italian prime minister was evident because He received him with a hug and many smiles, in addition to chatting animatedly for several minutes. Milei’s words made the far-right leader laugh a few times, to whom she seemed very comfortable.
The complicity was not the same when the progressive Lula arrived, although both leaders greeted each other friendly and even joked when posing for photographers.
Zelensky spoke with the Pope about the upcoming peace summit in Ukraine
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskysaid that he had met with the Pope Francisco during his visit to Italy for the G7 summit and that the two discussed the upcoming peace summit in Ukraine.
“We discuss the consequences of Russian aggression against UkraineRussian air terrorism and the difficult situation in the energy sector… and the expectations of the Global Peace Summit,” Zelensky said in a statement.
“That China stops transferring weapons components and equipment that feed the Russian defense sector”
The G7 countries address this Friday, on the second day of their annual summit, tensions with China, to protect the industries of rich countries and avoid an open trade war with the Asian giant.
The G7, in which the European Union also participates as an informal eighth member, seeks a common response to China’s alleged support for Russia’s military expansion which, according to Washington, is fueling the war in Ukraine.
In this sense, a draft final declaration that the AFP asks China to “stop transferring (…) components of weapons and equipment that feed the Russian defense sector”.
Trade tensions with China are on the rise and this week the EU announced plans to impose new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
The G7 opposed Beijing’s incursions in the South China Sea
The G7 opposed the “dangerous” Chinese incursions into the South China Seaamid fears of an escalation in the disputed Asia Pacific region, according to its draft final statement that the news agency was able to consult. AFP.
“We continue to oppose China’s dangerous use of coast guard and maritime militia in the South China Sea and its repeated obstructions to freedom of navigation on the high seas,” says the draft G7 statement, which brings together the seven richest democracies in the world.
China’s support for Russia is a “long-term threat” to European security
The G7 stated that China’s support for Russia is a “long-term threat” to European security.
“China’s approach is tougher than before. Europeans are definitely moving in that direction“said a G7 diplomat to Financial Times; and added that the group’s statement at the summit would reflect that change in assessment. “The era of naivety towards Beijing is definitely over and, honestly, China is to blame for it.”, he noted.
The American president, Joe Bidensaid on Thursday: “China is not supplying weapons, but the capacity to produce them and the technology available to do so. So, in fact, is helping Russia”.
