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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/

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The 50th G7 summit is set to be held from 13 to 15 June 2024 in the city of Fasano in Apulia, Italy.^[1]

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

Leaders at the summit

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.^[2]

The 2024 summit may be the last summit for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who may likely be defeated in the upcoming general election on 4 July.

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
European Union	Charles Michel	Council President
Invitees
Countries	Represented by	Title
Algeria	Abdelmadjid Tebboune^[3]	President
Argentina	Javier Milei^[3]	President
Brazil	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva^[3]	President
Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi^[3]	President
India	Narendra Modi	Prime Minister
Jordan	Abdullah II	King
Kenya	William Ruto^[3]	President
Mauritania African Union	Mohamed Ould Ghazouani^[3]	Chairperson
Saudi Arabia	Mohammed bin Salman^[4]	Prime Minister
South Africa	Cyril Ramaphosa^[3]	President
Tunisia	Kais Saied^[3]	President
Turkey	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan^[5]	President
United Arab Emirates	Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan^[5]	President
Ukraine	Volodymyr Zelenskyy^[3]	President
Vatican City	Pope Francis	Sovereign

Participating leaders

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

Invited leaders

Representatives from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania (representing the African Union), South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and the Vatican City were going to be invited to the summit.^[3]^[5]

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 of India
Jordan
Abdullah II, King
Kenya
William Ruto, President
Mauritania representing the African Union
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, 2024 Chairperson
Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister
South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President
Tunisia
Kais Saied, President
Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President
Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President
Vatican City
Pope Francis, Sovereign

Events leading to the summit

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

External links

Official website

References

^ NEWS, KYODO. "Italy to host G7 summit on June 13–15, 2024, PM Meloni says". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
^ "New G7 President Italy to Push Africa Partnerships, Not Aid, Meloni Says". Voice of America. 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Amante, Angelo (11 April 2024). "Italy to invite African, South American leaders to G7 summit". Reuters. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Balmer, Crispian (7 June 2024). "Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit". Reuters. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Amante, Angelo (29 May 2024). "Turkey's Erdogan to attend Italy G7 summit, perhaps also bin Salman". Reuters. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "First G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting | G7 Italia". G7 Italia 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ "Statement by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Munich Security Conference (17 February 2024) – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ "President Meloni chairs first meeting of G7 Heads of State and Government under the Italian Presidency | G7 Italia". G7 Italia 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[1] NEWS, KYODO. "Italy to host G7 summit on June 13–15, 2024, PM Meloni says". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[2] "New G7 President Italy to Push Africa Partnerships, Not Aid, Meloni Says". Voice of America. 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

[:1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Amante, Angelo (11 April 2024). "Italy to invite African, South American leaders to G7 summit". Reuters. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[4] Balmer, Crispian (7 June 2024). "Saudi Arabian Crown prince joins long guest list for G7 summit". Reuters. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[Reuters-5] Amante, Angelo (29 May 2024). "Turkey's Erdogan to attend Italy G7 summit, perhaps also bin Salman". Reuters. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[6] "First G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting | G7 Italia". G7 Italia 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[7] "Statement by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Munich Security Conference (17 February 2024) – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[8] "President Meloni chairs first meeting of G7 Heads of State and Government under the Italian Presidency | G7 Italia". G7 Italia 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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