Ministerial and Other 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.
November 25-26 2024, Fiuggi – Anagni, Italy
G7 foreign ministers: Statement
November 5, 2024
Statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia
November 4, 2024
Statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
September 30, 2024
G7 foreign ministers issue statement on Ukraine
September 23, 2024
Statement of the G7+ Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Energy Sector Support on the Margins of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
Press Release – Energy Emergency in Ukraine: Minister Tajani Co-chaired with Secretary of State Blinken the “G7 plus” Meeting on the Energy Sector in Ukraine
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 Chairs 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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