| 51st G7 Summit | |
|---|---|
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| Host country |  Canada |
| Date | 16–17 June 2025 |
| Venues | Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada |
| Participants | Invited countries |
| Follows | 50th G7 summit |
| Precedes | 52nd G7 summit |
| Website | g7 |
The 51st G7 summit, the 57th annual meeting of the G7, was held from 16 to 17 June 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. [1] [2] This was the 2nd G7 summit to be held in Kananaskis since the 28th G8 summit in 2002, [3] [4] and the seventh summit held in Canada.
The 2025 summit was the first summit for European Council President António Costa, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. It was also the first and only summit for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The visit marked the first international visit to Canada for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, and marked the second visit to Canada by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S. President Donald Trump and the first visit since the 44th G7 summit in 2018. It marked the third visit to Canada for French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In May, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was invited to attend. [5] Following the announcement, she told reporters that she had not decided if she would attend, but that it is "a possibility". [6] [7] On 30 May, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was invited and is expected to attend. [8] In June, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman was invited. However, on 12 June it was confirmed that he will not be attending the summit. [9] [10]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was initially invited by Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit, [11] which he accepted. [12] However, on 12 June, Prabowo announced that he would skip the summit and meet Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Vietnamese President Lương Cường, and Russian President Vladimir Putin instead. [13] [14] [15]
| Member | Represented by | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Host) | Mark Carney | Prime Minister | |
 France | Emmanuel Macron | President | |
 Germany | Friedrich Merz | Chancellor | |
 Italy | Giorgia Meloni | Prime Minister | |
 Japan | Shigeru Ishiba | Prime Minister | |
 United Kingdom | Keir Starmer | Prime Minister | |
 United States | Donald Trump | President | |
 European Union | António Costa | Council President | |
| Ursula von der Leyen | Commission President | ||
| Invitees [16] | |||
| Countries | Represented by | Title | |
 Australia | Anthony Albanese [17] | Prime Minister | |
 Brazil | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva [8] | President | |
 India | Narendra Modi [18] | Prime Minister | |
 Mexico | Claudia Sheinbaum [19] | President | |
 South Africa | Cyril Ramaphosa [20] | President | |
 South Korea | Lee Jae-myung [21] | President | |
 Ukraine | Volodymyr Zelenskyy [22] | President | |
| International organizations | Represented by | Title | |
 NATO | Mark Rutte | Secretary-General | |
 United Nations | António Guterres | Secretary-General | |
| World Bank | Ajay Banga | President | |
| Countries | Invited Leader | Title |
|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | Prabowo Subianto | President |
 Saudi Arabia | Mohammed bin Salman | Crown Prince |
 United Arab Emirates | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | President [23] |
The Canadian Prime Ministerial Office announced the following events: [24]
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 12–14 March | Foreign Ministers' Meeting | Charlevoix, Quebec |
| 20–22 May | Finance Ministers and Central Governors' Meeting | Banff, Alberta |
| 15–17 June | Leaders' Summit | Kananaskis Village, Alberta |
During the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Charlevoix on 12–14 March 2025 they made agreements on the following issues: [25]
On 14 June, Canadian Prime Minister Carney and British Prime Minister Starmer held their bilateral meeting in Ottawa. On route to Ottawa, Starmer stated that "Canada is an independent, sovereign country and a much-valued member of the Commonwealth" in the wake of President Trump's threats to annex Canada as the 51st state. [26] Upon arrival, Starmer had dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at his official residence at Rideau Cottage, later the two watched a National Hockey League game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. [27] They agreed to establish a Economic and Trade Working Group and to deepen the Trade Continuity Agreement, while Carney committed Canada to ratifying the UK's accession to CPTPP. [28] [29] [30] The meeting was the first between two international leaders since Israel's strikes on Iran starting the 2025 Iran–Israel conflict; Starmer began a diplomatic push to try to de-escalate the Middle Eastern crisis. [31] [32]
Following the outbreak of the war, Trump stated that he needed to leave in order to control the United States's response to the conflict, this meant that he sidelined some scheduled meetings with world leaders. [33]
On 16 June 2025, G7 leaders said in a statement: "We affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel. Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror." [34]
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