G7 meeting with aid to Ukraine as central topic
The leaders of G7the seven richest democracies in the world, begin this Thursday a summit in southern Italy with aid to Ukraine as central topic and the presence of the president of that country, Volodymyr Zelensky.
The forum, held this year in the luxurious ‘Borgo Egnazia’ hotel in the Italian region of Apulia (south), armored for the occasion, It will officially start at 10:30 a.m. with the arrival of the leaders and the family photo.
The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniwill welcome the presidents of the United States and France, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron; the prime ministers of Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan, Justin Trudeau, Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida; and the German chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Also participating in the G7 will be the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyenand that of the European Council, Charles Michel.
The first session will start at 11:15 focused on Africa, climate change and development, Several African and Persian Gulf countries, as well as organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, have been invited to the summit.
At 2:00 p.m. the leaders will receive Zelenskywho arrives in ‘Borgo Egnazia’ in search of more help and financing, waiting for a loan or agreements on frozen Russian funds in the European Union and other places on the planet.
