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Pope Francis to meet Biden, Modi, Zelenskiy, Macron at G7 summit

The Vatican said he would also have one-on-one meetings with  India's Narendra Modi

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 12, 2024. / REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of the United States, India, Ukraine and France on the sidelines of the Group of 7 (G7) summit in Italy's Borgo Egnazia, the Vatican said on June 13.

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 June 14.

He is the first pope to take part in G7 discussions.

Issuing a programme for his one-day appearance, the Vatican said Francis would have a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, a fellow Catholic.

The Vatican said he would also have one-on-one meetings with  India's Narendra Modi, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, France's Emmanuel Macron, 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.

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