43Rd G7 Summit

The 43rd G7 summit was held on 26–27 May 2017 in Taormina (ME), Sicily, Italy.

In March 2014, the G7 declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia in the context of the G8. Since then, meetings have continued within the G7 process.

43rd G7 summit
43Rd G7 Summit
43Rd G7 Summit
Host countryItaly
Date26–27 May 2017
Venue(s)Taormina (ME), Sicily, Italy
Participants43Rd G7 Summit Canada
43Rd G7 Summit France
43Rd G7 Summit Germany
43Rd G7 Summit Italy
43Rd G7 Summit Japan
43Rd G7 Summit United Kingdom
43Rd G7 Summit United States
43Rd G7 Summit European Union
Follows42nd G7 summit
Precedes44th G7 summit
Websitewww.g7italy.it/en

It was the first time since 1987 that the G7 summit held in Italy was not hosted by Silvio Berlusconi. The participation of Angela Merkel and Theresa May made it the first time two G7 female leaders were principals in the G7 summit.

The choice of Taormina as the headquarters of the G7 was announced by then Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on 4 July 2016. The summit was initially scheduled to take place in Florence. Among the reasons for the change of choice, Renzi cited the words of an international leader at a previous summit that with a joke had highlighted his prejudice against Sicily pointing out as the land of the Mafia and claimed that those words had convinced him to fix the G7 in Sicily.

Leaders at the summit

43Rd G7 Summit 
Official photo of the dinner with the President of Italy
G7 leaders after signing the statement on the fight against terrorism and violent extremism on 27 May 2017. The document was signed just a few days after the Manchester Arena bombing

The attendees include the leaders of the seven G7 member states as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanently welcome participant at all meetings and decision-making since 1981.

The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, and US President Donald Trump. It was also the first and only summit for Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.

Participants

Core G7 members
Host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
43Rd G7 Summit  Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
43Rd G7 Summit  France Emmanuel Macron President
43Rd G7 Summit  Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor
43Rd G7 Summit  Italy Paolo Gentiloni Prime Minister
43Rd G7 Summit  Japan Shinzō Abe Prime Minister
43Rd G7 Summit  United Kingdom Theresa May Prime Minister
43Rd G7 Summit  United States Donald Trump President
43Rd G7 Summit  European Union Jean-Claude Juncker Commission President
Donald Tusk Council President
Guest Invitees (Countries)
Member Represented by Title
43Rd G7 Summit  Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister
43Rd G7 Summit  Guinea Alpha Conde President
43Rd G7 Summit  Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta President
43Rd G7 Summit  Niger Mahamadou Issoufou President
43Rd G7 Summit  Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo Acting President
43Rd G7 Summit  Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi President

Agenda

The G7 leaders emphasized common endeavours: to end the Syrian crisis, to fulfill the UN mission in Libya and reducing the presence of ISIS, ISIL and Da'esh in Syria and Iraq. North Korea was urged to comply with UN resolutions, Russian responsibility was stressed for the Ukraine conflict. Supporting economic activity and ensuring price stability was demanded while inequalities in trade and gender were called to be challenged. It was agreed to help countries in creating conditions that address the drivers of migration: ending hunger, increasing competitiveness and advancing global health security.

Invited guests

International organizations

See also

References

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