Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted and shared a hug with Pope Francis as he arrived at the G7 Summit venue in Italy. Following the warm hug, PM Modi was seen having a brief candid conversation with the pope. The Indian Prime Minister is also likely to hold a bilateral meeting with Pope Francis on the sidelines of the summit.
Notably, Francis is the first Pope to address the G7 leaders. With his presence at the ongoing summit in Italy, he intends to join the leaders’ talk on the emergence of new technology.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Pope Francis at Outreach Session of G7 Summit in Italy. The Prime Minister also strikes up a conversation with British PM Rishi Sunak. pic.twitter.com/BNIpfK6lIN— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2024
The Pope was escorted to the summit by the host, accompanied by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in a wheelchair, and was greeted by several world leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron.
The G7 summit is being held at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region.
‘I Admire His Commitment..’: PM Modi
After meeting Pope Francis, PM Modi invited Pope Francis to visit India and said that he admires his commitment to serve people and make the planet better.
Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the G7 Summit. I admire his commitment to serve people and make our planet better. Also invited him to visit India.”
Met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the @G7 Summit. I admire his commitment to serve people and make our planet better. Also invited him to visit India. @Pontifex pic.twitter.com/BeIPkdRpUD— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2024
Pope Francis Becomes 1st Pontiff To Address G7 Nations
Pope Francis has became the first pontiff to address the Group of Seven (G7) Summit. He is expected to use the occasion to join the countries and global bodies pushing for stronger guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI).
The pope, in his annual peace message this year, called for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethnically. He also argued that a technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness is too perilous to develop unchecked.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni invited Francis, knowing the potential impact of his star power and moral authority to twin a broadly shared concern about AI with his priorities about peace and social justice.
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