Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader, will not attend next week's Group of Seven summit in Canada, a senior diplomat briefed on plans told Reuters on Thursday.

Canada has invited Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Group of Seven summit in Alberta this month, an extension of hospitality to a kingdom Ottawa once shunned after the 2018 murder of a dissident journalist who criticized its rulers.

President Sheikh Mohamed has been invited to attend the G7 summit in Canada. The invitation was sent by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the June 15 to 17 event, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday.