Italy plans to invite more countries to participate in next year's summit of the Group of Eight (G8), Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday.
Italy, which is due to take over the rotating G8 presidency next year, is going to invite the leaders of Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Mexico, Egypt, Indonesia, Australia and African Union to the event, he told the press.
The three-day G8 summit is scheduled to be held in early July on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena, he said.
Leaders of the eight members of the bloc that groups the United States, Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Canada, Germany and Russia, will hold talks on the first day.
They will meet with their counterparts from China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Egypt on the second day, Berlusconi said.
The third day will include a meeting that gathers leaders of the above 14 countries and also delegates from Australia, Indonesia and other major African countries, he said.
Italy has pressed hard for an Egyptian involvement because of Egypt's status in the Middle East and Africa, Berlusconi said.
The upcoming summit is expected to discuss such topics as the world financial crisis, climate change, anti-terrorism and energy security, he said.
Source:Xinhua
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