50Th G7 Summit

50th G7 summit
Host country	Italy
Date	13–15 June 2024
Venue(s)	Borgo Egnazia, Fasano, Apulia
Participants	Canada France  Germany Italy  Japan  United Kingdom  United States  European Union
Follows	49th G7 summit
Precedes	51st G7 summit
Website	https://www.g7italy.it/en/

The choice of Fasano as the headquarters of the G7 was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in November 2023.

Background

 

All G7 member states will participate in the summit, including the representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanently welcome participant at all meetings since 1981.

Italy, coinciding with its G7 presidency in 2024, emphasizes strategic partnerships with Africa.

Participants and representatives

Core G7 Members
The host state and leader are shown in bold text.

Member	Represented by	Title
Canada	Justin Trudeau	Prime Minister
France	Emmanuel Macron	President
Germany	Olaf Scholz	Chancellor
Italy (Host)	Giorgia Meloni	Prime Minister
Japan	Fumio Kishida	Prime Minister
United Kingdom	Rishi Sunak	Prime Minister
United States	Joe Biden	President
European Union	Subject to 2024 European Parliament election	Commission President
	Charles Michel	Council President
Invitees
Countries	Represented by	Title
Algeria	Abdelmadjid Tebboune	President
Argentina	Javier Milei	President
Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	President
Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	President
India	Narendra Modi	Prime Minister
Kenya	William Ruto	President
South Africa	Cyril Ramaphosa	President
Tunisia	Kais Saied	President
Ukraine	Volodymyr Zelenskyy	President
African Union	Mohamed Ould Ghazouani	Chairperson

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    Canada
  Justin Trudeau,
  Prime Minister
•  
    France
  Emmanuel Macron,
  President
•  
    Germany
  Olaf Scholz,
  Chancellor
•  
    Italy
  Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister (Host)
•  
    Japan
  Fumio Kishida,
  Prime Minister
•  
    United Kingdom
  Rishi Sunak,
  Prime Minister
•  
    United States
  Joe Biden,
  President

•  
    European Union
  Subject to 2024 EU Parliament election, President of the European Commission
•  
    European Union
  Charles Michel,
  President of the European Council

On 11 April 2024, it was reported that representatives from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine as well as the African Union were going to be invited to the summit.

•  
    Algeria
  Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President
•  
    Argentina
  Javier Milei, President
•  
    Brazil
  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President
•  
    Egypt
  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President
•  
    India
  Subject to 2024 Indian general election, Prime Minister of India
•  
    Kenya
  William Ruto, President
•  
    South Africa
  Subject to 2024 South African general election, President of South Africa
•  
    Tunisia
  Kais Saied, President
•  
    Ukraine
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President
•  
    African Union
  Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, 2024 Chairperson

On 7 February 2024, a G7 Trade Minister's meeting was held via videoconference. A joint communiqué was issued, reaffirming the ministers' commitment to reforming the WTO and addressing global trade challenges.

On 17 February, the G7 Foreign Ministers met informally at the Munich Security Conference. Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, as Chair of the meeting, released a statement. The ministers expressed "unwavering support" to Ukraine's sovereignty and demanded clarification on the death of Alexei Navalny. They also addressed regional conflicts in the Middle East and the Red Sea, condemning terrorist attacks and reporting concerns about Iran's nuclear program.

On 24 February, on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the first G7 Leaders videoconference was held. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Chair of the meeting, attended from Kyiv along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. The leader's statement was released after the conference.

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