Many world leaders at the G7 in Puglia, the first that will see the presence of a Pope. For Giorgia Meloni, a summit from a position of strength after the results of the European Championships
Less than 48 hours until the start of the G7 Italy. There is great anticipation for the international summit which will see Italy as the protagonist, with the most important players on Earth meeting in Puglia, in Borgo Egnazia.
The inaugural dinner on Thursday 13 June will be away, in the Castello Svevo in Brindisi. The president of the Republic Sergio Mattarellaaccompanied by his daughter Laura, will welcome together with the prime minister Giorgia Meloni the heads of state who will reach Puglia for the event.
WHO ARE THE LEADERS WHO ARE PART OF THE G7
It will be a very large G7, in which many world leaders will participate, in consideration of the many geopolitical issues that will be covered.
The G7 brings together Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA. As usual, the European Union also participates, represented at the top by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. Therefore, in Borgo Egnazia, in addition to Giorgia Meloni, there will be: Joe Bidenpresident of the USA; Emmanuel Macron, president of France; Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany; Fumio KishidaPrime Minister of Japan; Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Charles Michel, President of the European Council; Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission.
POPE FRANCIS’ FIRST TIME AT THE G7
The G7 will also see the presence, as mentioned, of President Mattarella during the official dinner. In addition to that of the head of state, the presence of Pope francesco: he will be the first Pontiff in history to participate in a G7.
But the G7 in Puglia will bring together heads of state and government that are distant not only geographically, because as in the past, the summit led by the Italian presidency will also host countries and international organizations (sixteen in total) that are not part of this political and economic forum .
FROM MODI TO MILEI, FROM ERDOGAN TO SAIED: WHO ARE THE OTHER LEADERS AT THE G7 SUMMIT IN PUGLIA
The Indian Prime Minister will be there Narendra Modi, it will be his first trip abroad after being sworn in for his third term. The Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could cross paths with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milesi, who in recent weeks asked him for a meeting after having dedicated comments that were anything but tender to him during the election campaign.
Among the cornerstones of the G7 Italy is the relationship of equal cooperation with Africa, in the strategy of the Mattei Plan launched by the Meloni government. Consequently, there will be no lack of significant representation from the continent, starting with the president of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who is also the rotating president of the African Union. The president of Algeria is then expected Abdelmadjid Tebbounethat of Tunisia Kais Saiedthat of Kenya William Ruto, as well as the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina.
MELONI WILL WELCOME ZELENSKY IN PUGLIA
After holding a G7 meeting via video link from Kiev on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, this time it will be Meloni who will welcome Volodymyr Zelensky, who on Thursday, on the opening day, will participate for an hour in a session dedicated to the conflict in his country.
The other great geopolitical crisis, that in the Middle East, then sent invitations to King Abdullah II of Jordan, to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and to that of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed. However, Saudi Arabia is not included in the latest official list, as it was listed among the outreaches in recent days.
It is a G7 that also looks to the global South, and the G20 troika, India, Brazil and South Africa will be present in Borgo Egnazia. In addition to Milei, whose presence was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Argentine Presidency, Manuel Adorni. Among the international organizations invited, also the International Monetary Fund, represented by the director Kristalina Georgievathe World Bank with the president Ajay Banga, the OECD with the secretary general Mathias Cormann and the UN with the secretary general António Guterres.
