G7
Intergovernmental political and economic forum
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| March 2025 | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend the 51st G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. |
| March 2025 | China's foreign ministry publicly criticized the G7 for issuing a statement that raised concerns about China's nuclear buildup, maritime actions in the South China Sea, and market policies. |
| 2025 | Canada assumes the G7 presidency, responsible for setting the group's priorities and hosting the annual summit. |
| September 2024 | RRM Canada released a report examining content from Indian state-aligned media outlets and influencers, analyzing their narratives about Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada's High Commissioner to India, national security agencies, Punjabi Sikh diaspora, and Hardeep Singh Nijjar's political beliefs. |
| June 13 2024 | 50th G7 Summit in Italy hosted by Giorgia Meloni in Fasano, Puglia. Notable attendees included Pope Francis, President Zelensky of Ukraine, and the Indian Prime Minister. Topics included the Ukraine war, Middle East, climate change, China, migration, and economy. |
| April 2024 | G7 countries agree to close all coal power plants by 2030-2035, contingent on greenhouse gas capture or alignment with 1.5-degree climate pathway. |
| 2023 | The summit was the first for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. |
| July 16 2023 | Japan arranged a G7 financial leaders' meeting on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Gandhinagar, India. |
| July 12 2023 | G7 leaders presented a plan for bilateral long-term security commitments to support Ukraine during the NATO summit in Vilnius, issuing a joint declaration of support. |
| July 7 2023 | G7 urban development ministers' meeting held in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, with a joint statement issued. |
| June 24 2023 | G7 Ministerial Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment held in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, issuing a joint statement addressing the gender pay gap. |
| June 21 2023 | G7 foreign ministers' meeting held in London to discuss the latest information on China and coordinate their response. |
| June 16 2023 | G7 Transport Ministers' Meeting held in Shima, Mie Prefecture, issuing the 'G7 Transport Ministerial Declaration' focused on promoting sustainable aviation fuel and supporting Ukraine's transport infrastructure. |
| May 21 2023 | Chairman Kishida led Session 9, strongly appealing for an end to Russia's aggression against Ukraine and emphasizing the unacceptability of unilateral attempts to change global status quo by force. |
| May 21 2023 | G7 participants collectively agreed on key principles including adherence to UN Charter, resolving confrontations through dialogue, and upholding a free and open international order based on the rule of law. |
| May 20 2023 | G7 leaders issued the 'G7 Leaders' Statement on Economic Resilience and Economic Security' and the 'Clean Energy Economic Action Plan' following discussions on economic challenges and opportunities. |
| May 20 2023 | G7 leaders issued the 'Hiroshima Action Statement for Resilient Global Food Security' and discussed urgent responses to food crisis and global health architecture. |
| May 20 2023 | The summit addressed multiple global crises, reaffirming commitment to Sustainable Development Goals, development finance reforms, and launching the MCM Delivery Partnership for equitable medical access. |
| May 19 2023 | Leaders issued the 'G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine', addressing export control issues and reaffirming support for Ukraine. |
| May 19 2023 | During the Foreign and Security Policy session, G7 leaders committed to working together on issues related to China and North Korea, and reaffirmed their commitment to a 'world without nuclear weapons' by issuing the 'G7 Leaders' Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament'. |
| May 19 2023 | G7 leaders initiated the 'Hiroshima AI process', calling for ministers to discuss generative AI and report results before the end of the year. They also emphasized the need for 'guardrails' in AI development. |
| May 19 2023 | G7 leaders agreed on two key pillars: upholding the free and open international order based on the rule of law and strengthening outreach with international partners. They discussed coordinating economic transitions, reducing dependency on specific countries, and developing reliable supply chains. |
| May 13 2023 | G7 Health Ministers' meeting in Nagasaki issued a joint statement calling for fair medical supply distribution in future pandemics and sustainable funding for infectious disease responses. |
| May 12 2023 | G7 Science and Technology Ministers' meeting in Sendai approved a joint statement promoting 'open science' while expressing concerns about potential misappropriation of research results. |
| May 12 2023 | G7 Education Ministers' meeting across Toyama and Kanazawa issued a joint statement supporting universal education and promoting digital learning environments. |
| May 11 2023 | G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Niigata, releasing a joint communique to provide more aid to Ukraine and address global geo-economic issues. |
| April 29 2023 | G7 Digital Ministers' meeting in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, adopting an action plan for artificial intelligence use and discussing cross-border data transfer frameworks. |
| April 22 2023 | G7 Agriculture Ministers' meeting held in Miyazaki, issuing a joint communiqué condemning Russia's impact on global food security and agreeing to help Ukraine revive its agriculture industry. |
| April 16 2023 | Second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting began in Karuizawa-machi, Nagano Prefecture, focusing on discussing a unified message about concerns regarding China and reaffirming condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| April 15 2023 | G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment held in Sapporo, resulting in a communiqué with annex documents. |
| April 12 2023 | G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Washington D.C., issuing a statement pledging financial system stability and supply chain diversity. |
| April 4 2023 | G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting held via video conference to discuss maintaining free and fair trade system and enhancing economic security, resulting in an official statement. |
| March 2023 | Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, the Comoros, the Cook Islands, and Ukraine to the 49th G7 summit in Hiroshima. |
| March 19 2023 | G7 Foreign Ministers strongly condemned North Korea's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch on 16th March, which was deemed to undermine regional and international peace and security. |
| February 24 2023 | G7 leaders held a virtual summit meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| February 18 2023 | First G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Germany, with expected participation of Ukraine's Foreign Minister. |
| 2022 | Population data snapshot taken, revealing the United States as the most populous G7 member with 334,748,000 people, and Canada the least populous with 39,891,963 people. |
| 2022 | Human Development Index (HDI) data collected for G7 members, with Germany having the highest score of 0.950 and Italy the lowest at 0.906. |
| 2022 | G7 leaders invited to an extraordinary NATO summit in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| April 2022 | Germany confirmed it would invite India to the G7 summit. |
| 2021 | French jurist Eric Garner de Béville proposed Spain's membership to the G7, with the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires supporting a greater role for Spanish leadership. |
| September 7 2021 | G7 held an interior ministers meeting from 7-9 September. |
| June 2021 | G7 summit in the UK calls on Russia to address cybercrime and investigate Alexei Navalny's chemical weapons case. The group also commits to COVID-19 pandemic recovery, climate action, and promoting democracy. |
| June 2021 | Boris Johnson invited representatives of Australia, South Korea, and India to the G7 summit to 'deepen the expertise and experience around the table'. |
| June 3 2021 | G7 held a finance ministers meeting from 4-5 June and a health ministers meeting from 3-4 June. |
| May 27 2021 | G7 held a trade ministers meeting from 27-28 May. |
| May 20 2021 | G7 held an environmental ministers meeting on 20 and 21 May. |
| May 3 2021 | G7 held a development ministers meeting from 3-5 May. |
| April 28 2021 | G7 held a digital and technology ministers meeting from 28-29 April. |
| February 13 2021 | Giuseppe Conte handed over power to Mario Draghi as Italian Prime Minister. |
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