49th G7 summit

The 49th G7 summit will be held from 19 to 21 May 2023 in Hiroshima city, 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 city, Hiroshima prefecture[1]
Participants
Invited guests
Follows48th G7 summit
Precedes50th G7 summit
Websitewww.g7hiroshima.go.jp/en/

Leaders at the summit

The 2023 summit will be 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 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 Prime Minister
United States United States Joe Biden President
European Union European Union Ursula von der Leyen Commission President
Charles Michel Council President
Invitees
Guest Represented by Title
Australia Australia Anthony Albanese[4][5] Prime Minister
Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[6] President
Comoros Comoros Azali Assoumani[7][8] President
Cook Islands Cook Islands Mark Brown[9][10] Prime Minister
India India Narendra Modi[11][12] Prime Minister
Indonesia Indonesia Joko Widodo[6] President
South Korea South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol[6][13] President
Ukraine Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (virtually)[14][15] President
Vietnam Vietnam Võ Văn Thưởng[6][16] President
International Energy Agency Fatih Birol[17] Executive Director
International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva[6] Managing Director
OECD Mathias Cormann[18] Secretary-General
United Nations United Nations António Guterres[6] Secretary-General
World Bank David Malpass[19] President
World Health Organization World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General
World Trade Organization World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[20] Director-General

Expected participating leaders

Invited guests

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.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23]

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.[24]

From 16 to 18 April 2023, the second G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held in Karuizawa-machi, Nagano Prefecture.[25]

See also

Reference list
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  14. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the meeting with Fumio Kishida: Ukraine-Japan partnership strengthens global security and brings peace closer". Office of the President of Ukraine. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  18. "Working Lunch between Foreign Minister Hayashi and OECD Secretary-General Cormann". MOFA, Japan. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  19. "International Symposium "From Recovery to Growth: learning from Hiroshima's experience"". World Bank. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  21. "Japan to invite Ukraine to G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Germany – Kyodo". Reuters. 16 February 2023.
  22. "G7 Leaders' Video Conference". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  23. "G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  24. "G7 Trade Ministers' Statement" (PDF). METI, Japan. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  25. "G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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