NEW DELHI: Among the several high-level bilateral talks in the agenda for Prime Minister Modi during his visit to Italy for the G7 summit, is a rare meeting with Pope Francis.
According to the Vatican, the Pope will meet PM Modi on the sidelines of the summit in Italy’s Borgo Egnazia.
Francis, who in January warned against the “perverse” dangers of artificial intelligence, is due to take part in leaders’ talks on the new technology on Friday.
He is the first Pope to take part in G7 discussions.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Vatican said Francis would have a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, a fellow Catholic.
The Vatican said he would also have one-on-one meetings with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy, France’s Emmanuel Macron, India’s Narendra Modi, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kenya’s William Ruto, Algeria’s Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva.
According to the Vatican, the Pope will meet PM Modi on the sidelines of the summit in Italy’s Borgo Egnazia.
Francis, who in January warned against the “perverse” dangers of artificial intelligence, is due to take part in leaders’ talks on the new technology on Friday.
He is the first Pope to take part in G7 discussions.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Vatican said Francis would have a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, a fellow Catholic.
The Vatican said he would also have one-on-one meetings with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy, France’s Emmanuel Macron, India’s Narendra Modi, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kenya’s William Ruto, Algeria’s Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva.