Addis Abeba — Ethiopia is among the 15 non-member countries officially announced to be invited to participate in the Group of Eight summit meeting to be held in July 7 in Toyakocho, Japan, a news report indicated on Friday.

According to Japanese new agency The Yomiuri Shimbun, Ethiopia will particularly attend the Hokkaido, summit meeting's "expanded dialogue" which will focus on climate change and African development.

Other African countries also invited to the summit are: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

AU Chairperson-elect Jean Ping also is invited to participate in the dialogue.

Major greenhouse gas emitters China and India as well as South Africa will also be invited to participate in the summit as nonmember countries.

Invited to take part in the expanded dialogue on climate change to be held July 9, the last day of the summit, are Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea.