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The 49th G7 summit was held from 19 to 21 May 2023 in the city of Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture.[2][3]
| 49th G7 summit | |
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| Host country |  Japan |
| Date | 19–21 May 2023 |
| Venue(s) | Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture[1] |
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| Follows | 48th G7 summit |
| Precedes | 50th G7 summit |
| Website | www |
Leaders of G7 countries joined in Hiroshima to discuss a number of challenges to peace and prosperity facing the global order while consulting with invited guests. The issues discussed included the Russian invasion of Ukraine and effects on the international order, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other geopolitical crises. To resolve these issues, the G7 pledged to uphold the free and open international order based on "the rule of law", and strengthened the G7's outreach to emerging and developing countries.[4]
The long invitees list reflects attempts to influence the "Global South", a term used for developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, all of which have complex political and economic ties to both Russia and China.[5]
Many geopolitical commentators[who?] remarked that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received much attention and dominated the summit,[6] and that the Hiroshima summit achieved many objectives.[7]
The leaders' communiqué featured commitments and statements on a range of topics including climate, health, food security, and technology. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nuclear nonproliferation, and economic security were the most prominent.[8][9] Other five standalone statements were issued.[10][11][12][13][14]
In not one but two statements, the G7 made clear to China their stance on divisive geopolitical hot spots such as the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan, but the most important part of their message centered on what they called "economic coercion".[15][16][12]
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All G7 member states participated, including the representatives of the European Union. International organizations, such as the United Nations (UN) and World Trade Organization (WTO) were also in attendance.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, G7 member states heavily sanctioned Russia, which was a member until 2014, with some arming the Ukrainian military with weapons.[17] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to a virtual summit meeting of G7 leaders, which was held on 24 February 2023, the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18]
Japan held the presidency of the G7 for 2023, and in an attempt to reach to the "Global South" of nations, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam.[19][20][21] All nations accepted the invitations, with India hosting the 2023 G20 New Delhi summit. [check quotation syntax] The 2023 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[22][23][24]
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On 18 February 2023, the first of a series of G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Germany with the participation of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine expected.[105]
On 24 February 2023, one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the G7 Leaders' Video Conference was held. After the opening remarks by Prime Minister Kishida as the Chair and a statement by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, the G7 Leaders had a discussion. The G7 Leaders' Statement was released after the meeting.[106]
On 19 March 2023, the G7 Foreign Ministers condemned in the strongest terms North Korea's launch of yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on 16th, which undermines regional and international peace and security.[107]
On 4 April 2023, a G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting via video conference was held to discuss on maintaining and strengthening the free and fair trade system as well as enhancing economic security, and a G7 Trade Ministers' Statement was issued on the day.[108]
On 12 April 2023, the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Washington D.C., and issued a statement pledging financial system stability and supply chain diversity.[109]
From 15 to 16 April 2023, the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment was held in Sapporo, and issued a communiqué with annex documents.[110][111]
From 16 to 18 April 2023, the second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held at Karuizawa-machi in Nagano Prefecture.[112] The G7's top diplomats discussed to project a unified message on concerns about China after controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron.[113][114] Following the meeting, their statement in the communiqué again condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The foreign ministers also reiterated the importance of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and condemned North Korean ballistic missile launches.[115] During this period South Africa was notified that the African Union chair (the Comoros) would instead be invited attend the summit in its place; causing speculation that South Africa was being excluded for its non-critical diplomatic position towards Russia in the conflict.[116][117][118]
From 22 to 23 April 2023, the G7 Agriculture Ministers' meeting was held in the city of Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture. After the meeting, a joint communiqué was issued, and condemned Russia for its war against Ukraine causing impact to the global food security, while also agreeing to help Kyiv revive its agriculture industry by sharing knowledge on demining farmland and rebuilding infrastructure.[119] During the same period from 22 to 23 April 2023, the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting was held at Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, and issued a statement underlining the need to actively promote the reskilling of workers.[120][121]
From 29 to 30 April 2023, the G7 Digital Ministers' meeting was held in Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture. The G7 ministers adopted an action plan to ensure the proper use of artificial intelligence. Also, they discussed cross-border transfers of data and agreed to create a framework to support the concept of "Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)".[122][123] The institutional framework has been called for by multistakeholders with the launched of a paper[124] at the DX Summit- an official multistakeholders summit of the Digital Ministers' meeting.
From 11 to 13 May 2023, the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting was held in the city of Niigata in Niigata Prefecture. The G7 finance chiefs released a joint communique to put more aid on the table for Ukraine, set up a new supply chain initiative, and vowed to fill regulatory gaps in the banking sector in a show of unity on global geo-economic issues.[125]
From 12 to 14 May 2023, the G7 Science and Technology Ministers' meeting was held in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, and approved a joint statement. It said the countries will promote "open science," in which researchers around the world share each country's research data and academic papers. However, the statement expressed concern that some actors may attempt to unfairly exploit or distort the open research environment and misappropriate research results for military purposes.[126][127]
From 13 to 14 May 2023, the G7 Health Ministers' meeting was held in the city of Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. The G7 health ministers issued a joint statement which calls for fair and swift distribution of medical supplies in the event of a future pandemic, as many developing countries had difficulty getting access to COVID-19 vaccines. It also stresses the importance of sustainable fund procurement to strengthen responses to infectious diseases, and calls on all nations to enhance their financial and political support for a pandemic fund established at the World Bank last year.[128][129]
From 12 to 15 May 2023, the G7 Education Ministers' meeting was held in two cities on the Sea of Japan coast, the first half in the city of Toyama in Toyama Prefecture and the latter half in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, and issued a joint statement. The statement says the ministers support the universal value of education as the foundation of freedom and peace. The ministers will promote education merging the use of real and digital elements and create an environment in which information and communications technology, or ICT, can be used more effectively.[130][131]
From 16 to 18 June 2023, the G7 Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Shima in Mie Prefecture, and "G7 Transport Ministerial Declaration" was issued. The declaration is pledging to make a coordinated effort in promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which is made from plants and waste oil.[132] Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov took part in the meeting, and the G7 countries reaffirmed their intent to support the restoration of Ukraine's transport infrastructure and promote the development of alternative logistics routes for the export of Ukrainian products.[133]
On 21 June 2023, the G7 foreign ministers' meeting was held at London to follow the latest information on China and discuss their response.[134]
From 24 to 25 June 2023, the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment was held in Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, and a joint statement was issued. The statement underlines the need for a comprehensive approach to close the long-standing gender pay gap, which it calls "a composite product" of structural factors.[135]
From 7 to 9 July 2023, the G7 urban development ministers' meeting was held at Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture, and a joint statement was issued.[136]
On 12 July 2023 on the sidelines of NATO summit in Vilnius, leaders of the G7 presented a plan to organize bilateral long-term security commitments to help Ukraine fend off Russia's aggression and issued the joint declaration of support for Ukraine.[137][138] By August 17, the declaration was joined by Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden as signatories, according to Ukrinform.[139] Albania joined the declaration on 21 September.[140]
On 16 July, Japan arranged to hold a meeting of the G7 financial leaders on the sidelines of the broader G20 meeting in Gandhinagar, India.[141][142]
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