The presence of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is going to be special in Italy hosting the G7 but many foreign heads of state will be guests

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join 12 other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to attend next week's Group of Seven (G7) summit. The long guest list reflects Italy's desire to broaden the reach of the G7 event, an elite club of wealthy democratic countries that includes the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the European Union.
Pope Francis and Zelensky will also attend
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the G7 meeting. On June 13, he will join a session dedicated to his country's conflict with Russia. Other leaders will take part in the talks on Friday, June 14. Pope Francis will also be the guest of the G7. Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to attend the meeting of the club of rich countries. He will be the keynote speaker in a session dedicated to the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence (AI).
What is it? G-7
G means group and if there are seven countries in it, then it becomes G-7 i.e. Group of Seven. Group of 7 biggest industrial countries of the world. These countries are America, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada. Earlier Russia was also in it, then it was Group of 8. Then when Russia snatched Crimea from Ukraine and annexed it, other countries got angry. They expelled Russia from this group in 2014. That year this annual conference was to be held in Russia itself. 11 to 13 June This is the calendar of G-7 conference of 2021. G-7 is a kind of club, very posh, elite, in which the most powerful countries of the world are its members. These people meet once a year and discuss whatever seems important. This is called G-7 Summit. This year it is being held in Italy.
There were allegations of being elitist and arrogant
Critics accuse the G7 of being elitist and arrogant. By attracting so many guests, Italy hopes to build consensus on key issues such as relations with China and draw attention to problems facing the global South, particularly Africa. The two previous host countries, Germany and Britain, have invited only five each. In 2009 former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi asked for 22 world leaders to attend.