G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine

G7 Ukraine Support Group

At the 2015 Elmau Summit, G7 leaders asked "the G7 Ambassadors in Kiev to establish a Ukraine support group. Its task will be to advance Ukraine´s economic reform process through coordinated advice and assistance." Below are many of their statements. In January 2018, the G7 presidency created a Twitter account for the G7 ambassadors at @G7AmbReformUA, where they frequently post statements and other information.

May 11, 2015: G7 ambassadors in Kyiv issue statement under Germany's G7 presidency
June 25, 2015: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine meets with Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk: "On June 25, the G7 ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine, including the Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk. In particular, the issues of energy security were discussed during the meeting. The Prime Minister also emphasized that the Government of Ukraine highly appreciates the support of the Group of Seven in the Ukraine's fight for its independence and territorial integrity." Source: Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
October 23, 2015: G7 ambassadors meet with the president of Ukraine: "On October 23, 2015 Ambassador Sumi took part in the G7 Ukraine support group Ambassadorial meeting with the President of Ukraine, at the premises of the President's Administration. The meeting lasted nearly three hours, during which participants discussed a wide range of issues regarding Ukraine's diplomacy and domestic policy. The G7 Ambassadors' Ukraine support group was established as a result of the G7 Summit which took place in June of last year in Elmau, Germany. These meetings are held regularly and aim to support Ukraine's reforms and exchange views on the current political and economic situation." Source: Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
November 6, 2015: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group issue statement on tax reform
December 22, 2015: G7 ambassadors issue statement on Ukraine's financial situation
January 13, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine meet under Japan's G7 presidency: "On January 13, 2016 the first meeting of the ambassadors of the G7 Ukraine Support Group was held at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan in Ukraine, Shigeki Sumi. Since January 1, 2016 Japan is the G7 chair and will host the Summit of the Group of Seven (Ise-Shima Summit) on May 26-27, 2016. Meanwhile in Kyiv, Ambassador Sumi will chair the G7 Ambassadorial meetings to ensure support for Ukrainian internal reforms. Additionally, Mr. Hajime Hayashi, Director-General of European Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, participated in this first meeting while on a business trip in Kyiv." Source: Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
January 29, 2016: G7 Ambassadors meet with Ukrainian high officials to discuss anticorruption: "On January 29th, G7 ambassadors had a meeting with Ukrainian high officials dealing with anti-corruption in various sectors. During the meeting, the progress of anti-corruption institution reform was discussed. G7 ambassadors reiterated their strong commitment to continuously support the efforts of the Ukrainian government for early implementation of anti-corruption reforms and establishment of independent transparent and strong anti-corruption system." Source: Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
February 3, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine meet with Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs: "On February 3, the G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mr. Pavlo Klimkin. All G7 Ambassadors participated in the meeting, during which the Minsk Agreements, expectations of the G7, as well as the situation in Crimea were discussed." Source: Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
February 12, 2016: G7 Ambassadors issue statement
February 15, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine issue statement
March 15, 2016: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors Regarding the Detention of Nadiya Savchenko
March 31, 2016: Meeting between G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, March 29, 2016
April 19, 2016: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Prime Minister of Ukraine
April 28, 2016: Meeting between the G7 Ukraine Support Group ambassadors, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee of Foreign Affairs Hanna Hopko, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration in charge of internal reforms Dmytro Shymkiv, and NGO representatives
May 16, 2016: Ambassadors of G7 "Ukraine Support Group" met with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman
May 25, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine exchanged views with the Minister of Finance Oleksandr Danylyuk
May 27, 2016: Statement of G7 Ambassadors regarding the judicial reform in Ukraine
June 2, 2016: Statement of G7 Ambassadors regarding freedom of the press
June 3, 2016: Meeting between the G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin
July 14, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine exchanged views with the Minister of Social Policy Mr. Andrii Reva
September 12, 2016: Meeting of the G7 Ambassadors' (Group on Support for Ukraine) with President Poroshenko
September 13, 2016: Ambassador Sumi met with G7 Ambassadors in Ukraine, September 14, 2016
September 16, 2016: G7 Ambassadors Statement
September 20, 2016: G7 Ambassadors (Ukraine Support Group) met Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs Vadym Chernysh
October 28, 2016: G7 Ambassadors (Ukraine Support Group) met Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko
November 3, 2016: G7 Ambassadors Statement on the First Phase of E-Asset Declaration Submissions
November 9, 2016: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group for Ukraine met National Bank Governor Valeria Gontareva, November 11, 2016
November 14, 2016: Meeting of G7 Ambassadors Support Group for Ukraine and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine HE Mr. Andriy Parubiy
November 16, 2016: G7 Ambassadors Support Group for Ukraine met with President of Ukraine
December 19, 2016: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on Nationalization of the Privat Bank
February 17, 2017: Statement of G7 Ambassadors on Disruption of Coal Supplies
March 28, 2017: G7 Ambassadors Support Group Statement (after meeting with President Poroshenko)
April 10, 2017: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on Healthcare Reform
July 7, 2017: Statement of G7 Ambassadors in Support of the Pension Reform in Ukraine
July 20, 2017: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on the Anniversary of the Murder of Pavel Sheremet
October 23, 2017: G7 Ambassadors Statement on Healthcare Reform in Ukraine
November 15, 2017: Statement by the G7 Ambassadors in Support of Electoral Reform in Ukraine
November 23, 2017: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors on the Supreme Court Selection Process
December 6, 2017: Statement of the G7 Ambassadors (regarding Mikheil Saakashvili)
December 14, 2017: Statement by the G7 Ambassadors to Ukraine on NABU
January 30, 2018: "The Canadian Presidency 2018 Priority Framework for the G7 Ukraine Support Group. Non-exclusive, subject to updating as needs evolve.: JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
February 27, 2018: "The G7 Ambassadors Support Group looks forward to the long-awaited appointment of the NBU Governor @NBUkraine_eng": JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
March 29, 2018: "G7 Ambassadors remain deeply concerned at the looming 1 April e-declaration filing deadline for international members of Supervisory Boards of State-Owned Enterprises and anti-corruption activists." JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
June 6, 2018: "G7 Ambassadors encourage the Verkhovna Rada to pass a law establishing an independent and credible #anticorruptioncourt." JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
June 21, 2018: "#G7 Ambassadors are deeply concerned about the situation of Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian prisoners and detainees in Russia. #FreeSentsov": JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
August 6, 2019: "#G7 Ambassadors' statement welcoming completion of the legislative process forming the #AntiCorruptionCourt": JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
January 29, 2019: "The G7 Ambassadors' Support Group recognises the reform progress that has been made in Ukraine since 2015, and will continue its efforts to make further progress. It has identified the key reforms it will support in 2019 during the French Presidency of the G7": JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
April 1, 2019: G7 Ambassadors' statement on the OSCE/ODIHR findings: JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
April 22, 2019: G7 Ambassadors' statement congratulating President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy: JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
February 27, 2020: G7 Ambassadors' Support Group priorities for 2020: JPG: Source: @G7AmbReformUA
February 19, 2021: "G7 Ambassadors are happy to share our group's priorities for 2021" JPG 1 JPG 2: [Source: @G7AmbReformUA]
June 8, 2021: "G7 Ambassadors made the following statement on consolidating success so far of Ukraine's decentralisation" JPG: [Source: @G7AmbReformUA]
December 8, 2021: "G7 Ambassadors made the following statement on Ukraine's decentralisation reform" JPG: [Source: @G7AmbReformUA]

—	This Information System is provided by the University of Toronto Libraries and the G7 Research Group at the University of Toronto.
	Please send comments to: g7@utoronto.ca This page was last updated February 01, 2022.