49th G7 summit

The 49th G7 summit is held from 19 to 21 May 2023 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[2][3]

49th G7 summit
49th G7 summit logo
Host country Japan
Date19–21 May 2023
Venue(s)Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima,
Hiroshima,
Hiroshima Prefecture[1]
Participants
Invited guests
Follows48th G7 summit
Precedes50th G7 summit
Websitewww.g7hiroshima.go.jp/en/

Leaders at the summit

The 2023 summit is the first summit for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Participants and representatives
Core G7 Members
The host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
Canada Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
France France Emmanuel Macron[4][5] President
Germany Germany Olaf Scholz Chancellor
Italy Italy Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister
Japan Japan (Host) Fumio Kishida Prime Minister
United Kingdom United Kingdom Rishi Sunak[6] Prime Minister
United States United States Joe Biden[7][8] President
European Union European Union Ursula von der Leyen Commission President
Charles Michel Council President
Invitees
Guest Represented by Title
Australia Australia Anthony Albanese[9][10] Prime Minister
Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[11] President
Comoros Comoros Azali Assoumani[12][13] President
Cook Islands Cook Islands Mark Brown[14][15] Prime Minister
India India Narendra Modi[16][17] Prime Minister
Indonesia Indonesia Joko Widodo[18][19] President
South Korea South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol[20][21] President
Ukraine Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy[22][23][24] President
Vietnam Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính[20][25] Prime Minister
International Energy Agency Fatih Birol[26][27][28] Executive Director
International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva[29] Managing Director
OECD Mathias Cormann[30] Secretary-General
United Nations United Nations António Guterres[20] Secretary-General
World Bank David Malpass[31] President
World Health Organization World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General
World Trade Organization World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[32] Director-General

Participating leaders

Invited guests

Schedule and agenda

19 May 2023
  • Visitation to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park[33]
    • Observed "Memorial Museum for Soldiers, Detainees in Siberia, and Postwar Repatriates"
    • Offered flowers to the cenotaph for the victims of the atomic bomb
  • Session 1 (working lunch): Global economy and digital (toward cooperative international society, export control imposed on Russia and generative AI)
    • It is reported that G7 leaders called for the formulation of "guardrails" around the development of artificial intelligence.[34]
  • Session 2: Situation of Ukraine
    • "G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine" was issued.[35][36] (including export control issues)
  • Move to Itsukushima
  • Session 3 (working dinner): Diplomacy and security (including nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues)[37]

20 May 2023
  • Session 4: Strengthening engagement with partners (in global south)[38]
  • Session 5 (working lunch): Economic resilience and economic security
  • Meet and join with the outreach countries and international organizations
  • Session 6: Responding to complex crises (including global food problems)
  • Session 7: Common efforts for a sustainable world (on climate change, energy and environmental issues)
  • Social event

20 May 2023

  • Touring to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with the outreach countries
  • Session 8: TBD (towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous world)
  • Session 9: TBD
  • Session 10: Closing

Events leading to the summit

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.[39]

On 24 February 2023, one year since Russia's aggression 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.[40]

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.[41]

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.[42]

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.[43]

From 15 to 16 April 2023, the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment was held in Sapporo city, and issued a communiqué with annex documents.[44][45]

From 16 to 18 April 2023, the second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held at Karuizawa-machi in Nagano Prefecture.[46] The G7's top diplomats discussed to project a unified message on concerns about China after controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron.[47][48] Following the meeting, their statements in the communiqué again condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Russia's unjustifiable, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The foreign ministers also reiterated the importance of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and condemned North Korean ballistic missile launches.[49] 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.[50][51][52]

From 22 to 23 April 2023, the G7 Agriculture Ministers' meeting was held in Miyazaki city of 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.[53] During the same period from 22 to 23 April 2023, the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting was held at Kurashiki city in Okayama Prefecture, and issued a statement underlining the need to actively promote the reskilling of workers.[54][55]

From 29 to 30 April 2023, the G7 Digital Ministers' meeting was held in Takasaki city 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)".[56][57]

From 11 to 13 May 2023, the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting was held in Niigata city of 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.[58]

From 12 to 14 May 2023, the G7 Science and Technology Ministers' meeting was held in Sendai City 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.[59][60]

From 13 to 14 May 2023, the G7 Health Ministers' meeting was held in Nagasaki city of 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.[61][62]

From 12 to 15 May 2023, the G7 Education Minister's meeting was held in two cities on the Sea of Japan coast, the first half in Toyama city of Toyama Prefecture and the latter half in Kanazawa city 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.[63][64]

See also

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