G7 Foreign Ministers Meetings

G7 Foreign Ministers Meetings and Statements

The G7/G8 Foreign Ministers have met annually in the fall, since 1984, in New York, around the time of the opening of the UN General Assembly. No documents are released by these meetings. Starting in 1998, the Foreign Ministers have often met about a week prior to the leaders' summit and have also met several times to deal with major issues such as the Kosovo crisis.

December 2024, Fiuggi, Italy: G7 foreign ministers
September 14, 2024: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on Iranian missile transfer to Russia
August 4, 2024: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the Middle East
July 31, 2024: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on Venezuela
July 11, 2024: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the situation in the West Bank
April 17-19, 2024, Capri, Italy: G7 foreign ministers; G7 Foreign Ministers Communiqués:; Addressing Global Challenges, Fostering Partnerships, April 19, 2024; Situation in the Middle East, April 19, 2024; Steadfast Support to Ukraine, April 19, 2024
February 17, 2024, Munich, Germany: Statement by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in his Capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
December 19, 2023: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea
November 29, 2023: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Situation in Israel and Gaza
November 22, 2023: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea
November 21, 2023: G7 foreign ministers and partners, virtual, discuss Ukraine's energy infrastructure
November 7-8, 2023: G7 foreign ministers meeting, Tokyo; Statement, November 8, 2023
September 12, 2023: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Illegitimate "Elections" in Regions of Ukraine Illegally Occupied by Russia
August 24, 2023: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea
July 13, 2023: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea
June 24, 2023: G7 foreign ministers hold telephone call to discuss Russia
April 16-18, 2023: G7 foreign ministers, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan; Communiqué, April 18, 2023
March 19, 2023: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
February 18, 2023: G7 foreign ministers meeting, Munich Security Conference: Chair's statement by Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
November 29, 2022: Press Statement by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the G7+ Foreign Ministers' Meeting Regarding Emergency Aid for Ukraine, Bucharest, Romania
November 3-4, 2022: G7 foreign ministers, Münster; G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement, November 4, 2022; Statement by German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, November 4, 2022; Opening Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the G7 Working Session on Russia, November 3, 2022
September 30, 2022: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Illegal Annexation of Sovereign Ukrainian Territory
September 22, 2022: Statement by German foreign minister Anna Baerbock in Her Capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly
August 10, 2022: Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers in Support of the IAEA's Efforts to Promote Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
August 3, 2022: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Preserving Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Strait
August 2, 2022: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Energy Security
July 28, 2022: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Executions by the Military Junta in Myanmar
June 5, 2022: G7 foreign ministers' statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea
May 12-14, 2022: G7 foreign ministers, Weissenhaus, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Foreign Ministers' Communiqué, May 14, 2022; Statement on Russia's War against Ukraine, May 14, 2022; Commitments on the Global Food Security Consequences of Russia's War of Aggression against Ukraine, May 14, 2022; Statement on Strengthening Anticipatory Action in Humanitarian Assistance, May 13, 2022; Statement on Climate, Environment, Peace and Security, May 13, 2022; Action Plan on COVID-19, May 13, 2022; Joint Statement of Foreign Ministers on Increased Restrictions on the Human Rights of Afghan Women and Girls, issued by the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States, May 12, 2022
April 7, 2022: Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers on Russia's War of Aggression against Ukraine, Brussels
March 25, 2022: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea
March 17, 2022: G7 Chair's Statement on Today's G7 Call
March 4, 2022: G7 foreign minsters issue statement at meeting in Brussels
February 27, 2022: G7 foreign ministers hold videoconference to discuss Russia and Ukraine, with Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba: Press release
February 22, 2022: G7 foreign ministers hold conference call to discuss Russia and Ukraine: G7 chair's statement
February 19, 2022: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine
December 20, 2021: Joint statement on Hong Kong elections
December 10-12, 2021, Liverpool: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine, December 12, 2021; G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting Chair's Statements:; Chair's Statement, December 12, 2021; Chair's Statement on G7-ASEAN, December 12, 2021; Infrastructure and Investment Projects [pdf]
December 8, 2021: G7 Principles Supporting a Vision of Improved Global Food Security Monitoring and Analysis
November 18, 2021: G7 foreign ministers issue statement on the Belarus migration crisis
August 19, 2021: UK issues statement on Afghanistan on behalf of G7 foreign and development ministers
August 6, 2021: G7 foreign ministers' statement on MV Mercer Street Attack
May 27, 2021: G7 foreign ministers' statement on Belarus
May 3-5, 2021, London: 2021 G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Communiqué, May 5, 2021; Equitable Access and Collaboration: G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Statement, May 5, 2021; Declaration on Girls' Education: Recovering from COVID-19 and Unlocking Agenda 2030, May 5, 2021; Defending Democracy from Foreign Threats and Championing Shared Values, May 5, 2021; G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact, May 5, 2021; Chair's Statement on Guest Country and ASEAN Participation, May 5, 2021; News story: UK unites G7 to take action against democratic threats, May 4, 2021; News story: G7 to boost girls' education and women's employment in recovery from COVID-19 pandemic, May 3, 2021; Press release announcing foreign and development ministers' meeting, April 20, 2020
April 12, 2021: G7 foreign ministers' statement on Ukraine
April 2, 2021: G7 foreign ministers' statement on Tigray
March 18, 2021: G7 foreign ministers' statement on Ukraine
March 13, 2021: Hong Kong: G7 statement on Hong Kong Electoral Changes
February 23, 2021: Violence in Myanmar: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement
February 3, 2021: Condemning the Coup in Myanmar: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement
January 26, 2021: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Arrest and Detention of Alexei Navalny
September 8, 2020: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
June 17, 2020: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Hong Kong
March 25, 2020, videoconference: Originally planned as a meeting on March 24-25, 2020, in Pittsburgh, PA: Statement by Morgan Ortagus, March 11, 2020; Remarks to the media by U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo following the videconference, March 25, 2020; Statement by UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab, March 25, 2020; Déclaration de Jean-Yves Le Drian, ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères de la République française, 25 mars 2020; Readout by Canadian foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne's office, March 25, 2020
Statement by Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative, March 25, 2020

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs report on G7 foreign ministers' videoconference, March 25, 2020 [PDF in Japanese]
April 5-6, 2019, Dinard and Saint-Malo, France: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Situation in the West of Libya, April 5; G7 Foreign Ministers' Communiqué, April 6; Dinard Declaration on the Cyber Norm Initiative, April 6; Dinard Declaration on the Partnership for a Comprehensive and Sustainable Strategy to Combat Illicit Trafficking in the Sahel Region, April 6; Dinard Declaration on Women, Peace and Security, April 6; 2019 G7 Statement on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, April 6
November 30, 2018: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Recent Events near Kerch Strait
October 23, 2018: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Announcement of the Death of Jamal Khashoggi
October 16, 2018: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
July 15, 2018: G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on MH17
April 22-23, 2018, Toronto, Canada: G7 foreign and security ministers; G7 Foreign Ministers Joint Communiqué, April 23, 2018; • Promoting Implementation of International Humanitarian Law, April 23, 2018; • The G7 Women, Peace and Security Partnerships Initative, April 23, 2018; • Chair's Report of the Meeting of the G7 Ise-Shima Cyber Group, undated; Joint Statement of Foreign and Security Ministers, April 23, 2018; • Defending Democracy — Addressing Foreign Threats, April 23, 2018; • Managing Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Associated Travellers, April 23, 2018; Statement by Chrystia Freeland, Canadian foreign minister, and Federica Mogherini, EU's High Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on meeting of women foreign ministers, April 22, 2018; See also John Kirton: Shocked into Strong Success: Prospects for the 2018 G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, April 22, 2018
April 16, 2018: G7 foreign ministers' statement
April 10-11, 2017, Lucca, Italy: G7 foreign ministers; Communiqué, April 11, 2017; G7 Declaration on Responsible States Behavior in Cyberspace, April 11, 2017; G7 Statement on Non-proliferation and Disarmament, April 11, 2017
April 10-11, 2016, Hiroshima: Official website of the ministerial meeting; Joint Communiqué, April 11, 2016; Hiroshima Declaration on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, April 11, 2016; Statement on Maritime Security, April 11, 2016; Statement on Non-proliferation and Disarmament, April 11, 2016
November 25, 2015: G7 Report on the Implementation of the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
September 29, 2015, New York: G7 Outreach Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Chair's Ssummary
April 14-15, 2015, Lübeck: G7 foreign ministers' meeting; - Communiqué, April 15, 2015; - Declaration on Maritime Security, April 15, 2015; - G7 Statement on Non-proliferation and Disarmament, April 15, 2015; - Beyond Ebola: a G7 agenda to help prevent future crises and enhance security in Africa, April 15, 2015
September 25, 2014: G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting, New York; - G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Ukraine, September 25; - G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Ebola; - G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement, Joint Action to Fight the Terrorist Organisation ISIL/DAESH
April 10-11, 2013: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Aylesbury, London, England; - G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Statement, April 11, 2013 [Version française]; - Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 11, 2013 [Version française]; - Comments by William Hague, British Foreign Secretary, April 11, 2013; William Hague's statement to Parliament on the G8 foreign ministers meeting, April 15, 2013; Progress report by William Hague, British foreign secretary, March 14, 2013
April 11-12, 2012: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Washingon DC; Chair's Statement, April 12; - Outcomes of Meeting of the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition; - Statement by the Deauville Partnership With Arab Countries in Transition on Open International Investment, April 12; - Chairs' Statement by Jordan and the United States on the April 11-12, 2012 Meeting; of the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition: Integration Pillar, April 12; - Agreed Summary: Initial Meeting on Building a New Trade and Investment Partnership, April 12; Closing remarks by Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, April 12
May 27, 2011: G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Sudan [English] [French]
March 14-15, 2011: G8 foreign ministers, Paris, France; Dossier (en français) [PDF]; Chair's Summary [English] [Français]; Statement on Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention [English] [Français]
January 25, 2011: G8 foreign ministers statement on terrorist attack in Moscow [English] [Français]
January 12-13, 2011: Forum for the Future, Doha, Qatar
January 12, 2011: G8 foreign ministers statement on terrorist attacks [English] [Français]
March 29-30, 2010: G8 foreign ministers, Gatineau, Quebec; - G8 Foreign Ministers Condemn Moscow Terrorist Attacks, March 29, 2010; - G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Afghanistan, March 29, 2010; - G8 Foreign Ministers Announce Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region Prosperity Initiative,; March 29, 2010; - G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Nuclear Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Peaceful
Uses of Nuclear Energy, March 30, 2010; Other documents:; - Canadian Chair's Statement, March 30, 2010; - Statement by Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, March 30, 2010; - G8 Foreign Ministers Tackle Key Global Peace and Security Challenges
at Gatineau Meeting, March 30, 2010; - A Safer World for All: The Gatineau G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, statement by; Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, March 20, 2010; - Backgrounders (March 29, 2010): Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region Prosperity Initiative |; Afghanistan and Pakistan | Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament | Security and Vulnerabilities
November 3, 2009: G8 foreign ministers statement on the Afghanistan presidential election [HTML] [PDF]
September 23, 2009: G8 foreign ministers, New York
June 25-27, 2009: G8 foreign ministers, Trieste, Italy; - Chair's statement, June 26, 2009; - Statement of G8 Foreign Ministers and the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan, June 26, 2009; - Chair Statement on Afghanistan and Regional Dimension, June 27, 2009
April 25, 2009: G8 foreign ministers issue statement on Sri Lanka
August 27, 2008: G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on Georgia
June 26-27, 2008: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Kyoto; - Chair's Statement; - Statement on Afghanistan, June 26, 2008; - Statement on Zimbabwe, June 27, 2008
April 17, 2008: G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Zimbabwe [HTML] [PDF]
September 26, 2007: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, New York
May 30, 2007: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Potsdam; - Chair's statement [HTML] [PDF]; - Joint Statement on the G8 Afghanistan-Pakistan Initiative [HTML] [PDF]; - Declaration on the Rule of Law [HTML] [PDF]; - See prospective agenda compiled by the G8 Research Group
June 29, 2006: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Moscow; - Chairman's statement; - Press conference; See prospective agenda compiled by the G8 Research Group
September 19, 2005: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, New York
June 23, 2005: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, London; - Chair's Statement, June 23, 2005 [English] [Français]; - Statement on Afghanistan, June 23, 2005 [English] [Français]; Transcript of Press Conference, June 23, 2005; Interview of Jack Straw and Abdullah Abdullah of Afghanistan, June 23, 2005; Interview of Jack Straw and Jim Wolfensohn, June 23, 2005
May 22-23, 2003: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Paris; Summary of the G8 Presidency
September 24, 2004: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, New York; Chairmen's Statement, September 24, 2004; Statement by John Snow, U.S. Treasury Secretary, September 24, 2004; Press availability with Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State, and Mohamed Ben Issa, Moroccan Foreign Minister, on the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative, September 24
May 14, 2004: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Washington
Chair’s Introduction and Press Conference, May 14, 2004 [HTML]
May 22-23, 2003: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Paris; Summary of the G8 Presidency
October 25, 2002: Statement by G8 Foreign Ministers in Connection with Terrorist Hostage Taking in Moscow
September 12, 2002: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, New York City
June 12-13, 2002: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia; - Canadian Chair's Statement; - G8 Initiative on Conflict and Development; - G8 Conflict Prevention: Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration; - G8 Recommendations on Counter-Terrorism; - Statement on Afghanistan; - Progress Report on the Fight Against Terrorism; Unofficial Notes on the Media Briefing with Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Unofficial Notes on the Joint Press Briefing with the G8 Foreign Ministers
May 31, 2002: G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on India and Pakistan
December 28, 2001: G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on India and Pakistan
November 26, 2001: G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Afghanistan
July 18-19, 2001: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Rome; - Conclusions of the meeting of the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting; - Attachment 1: Progress on the Miyazaki Initiatives; - Attachment 2: G8 Roma Initiatives on Conflict Prevention; - Statement on Middle East
February 16-17, 2001: G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpas Meeting, Rome
July 12-13, 2000: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Miyazaki, Japan; - Statement of the G8 Foreign Ministers; - G8 Miyazaki Initiatives for Conflict Prevention; - Statement of the Meeting between the G8 Foreign Ministers, the Delegation of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Troika, and the Group of 77
December 16-17, 1999: G8 Foreign Ministers, Berlin; Conclusions; G8 Chairman's Statement
June 9-10, 1999: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Köln, Germany; Conclusions; Statement from Joint Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the G8 and the Non-Aligned Movement, "Gürzenich" Cologne, 10 June 1999; Proposals of the G 8 Presidency in the Light of the Discussions on Civilian Implementation in Kosovo, Gürzenich/Cologne, 10 June 1999
June 7-8, 1999: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Köln, Germany; Press Conference: Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and G8 Foreign Ministers, 8 June,
May 6, 1999: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Bonn, Germany; Statement by the Chairman
September 24, 1998: G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, New York
June 12, 1998: G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, London; G8 Foreign Ministers Communiqué on Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests; Contact Group Joint Statement: Kosovo
May 9, 1998: G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, London; G8 Action Programme on Forests
May 8-9, 1998: Joint G8 Foreign and Finance Ministers Meeting, London
September 1997: Foreign Ministers, New York
September 1996: Foreign Ministers, New York
November 10-11, 1995: Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpas and UN Directors, Ottawa
October, 1995: Foreign Ministers, New York
April 14-15, 1993: Special Ministerial Meeting of Foreign and Finance Ministers, with the participation of Russia, Tokyo

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