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 11-12, 2025 G7 foreign ministers meeting, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
October 1, 2025 G7 foreign ministers' statement on Iran sanctions snapback
September 23, 2025 G7 foreign ministers meet on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly
August 24, 2025 G7 foreign ministers hold videoconference on Ukraine Independence Day, with Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha
Statement by the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, August 25, 2025June 25, 2025 G7 foreign ministers meet in the Hague
Joint statement on Iran and the Middle East, June 30, 2025May 9, 2025 G7 foreign ministers' statement on India and Pakistan
April 15, 2025 G7 foreign ministers' statement marking two years since the beginning of the devastating war in Sudan
April 6, 2025 G7 foreign ministers' statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan
March 12-14, 2025 Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
February 15, 2025 G7 foreign ministers meet during the Munich Security Conference: Statement
February 1, 2025 G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Escalation of Violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
January 10, 2025 G7 Denounces the Lack of Democratic Legitimacy of Today’s Presidential Inauguration in Venezuela: Statement
November 25-26 2024 G7 foreign ministers meet in Fiuggi-Anagni, Italy: 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 RussiaNovember 4, 2024 Statement on the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSeptember 30, 2024 G7 foreign ministers issue statement on Ukraine
September 23, 2024 Chair's Statement 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, 2024Situation in the Middle East , April 19, 2024Steadfast Support to Ukraine , April 19, 2024February 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' MeetingDecember 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 GazaNovember 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, 2023September 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, 2023March 19, 2023 G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North KoreaFebruary 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, RomaniaNovember 3-4, 2022 G7 foreign ministers, Münster
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement , November 4, 2022Statement by German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, November 4, 2022Opening Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the G7 Working Session on Russia, November 3, 2022September 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, 2022Statement on Russia's War against Ukraine , May 14, 2022Commitments on the Global Food Security Consequences of Russia's War of Aggression against Ukraine , May 14, 2022Statement on Strengthening Anticipatory Action in Humanitarian Assistance , May 13, 2022Statement on Climate, Environment, Peace and Security , May 13, 2022Action Plan on COVID-19 , May 13, 2022Joint 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, 2022April 7, 2022 Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers on Russia's War of Aggression against Ukraine , BrusselsMarch 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 electionsDecember 10-12, 2021, Liverpool G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine , December 12, 2021G7 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, 2021Equitable Access and Collaboration: G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Statement , May 5, 2021Declaration on Girls' Education: Recovering from COVID-19 and Unlocking Agenda 2030 , May 5, 2021Defending Democracy from Foreign Threats and Championing Shared Values , May 5, 2021G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact , May 5, 2021Chair's Statement on Guest Country and ASEAN Participation , May 5, 2021News 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, 2020April 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, 2020Statement by UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab, March 25, 2020Déclaration de Jean-Yves Le Drian, ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères de la République française, 25 mars 2020Readout by Canadian foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne's office, March 25, 2020Statement by Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative, 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 5G7 Foreign Ministers' Communiqué , April 6Dinard Declaration on the Cyber Norm Initiative , April 6Dinard Declaration on the Partnership for a Comprehensive and Sustainable Strategy to Combat Illicit Trafficking in the Sahel Region , April 6Dinard Declaration on Women, Peace and Security , April 62019 G7 Statement on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament , April 6November 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, 2018See 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, 2017G7 Declaration on Responsible States Behavior in Cyberspace , April 11, 2017G7 Statement on Non-proliferation and Disarmament , April 11, 2017April 10-11, 2016, Hiroshima Official website of the ministerial meeting
Joint Communiqué , April 11, 2016Hiroshima Declaration on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation , April 11, 2016Statement on Maritime Security , April 11, 2016 Statement on Non-proliferation and Disarmament , April 11, 2016G7 Report on the Implementation of the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in ConflictG7 Outreach Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Chair's SsummaryG7 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
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
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, 2013April 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, 2010G8 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Afghanistan , March 29, 2010G8 Foreign Ministers Announce Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region Prosperity Initiative , March 29, 2010G8 Foreign Ministers Statement on Nuclear Non-proliferation, Disarmament and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy , March 30, 2010Other documents:
Canadian Chair's Statement , March 30, 2010Statement by Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, March 30, 2010G8 Foreign Ministers Tackle Key Global Peace and Security Challenges at Gatineau Meeting , March 30, 2010A Safer World for All: The Gatineau G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting , statement by Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, March 20, 2010Backgrounders (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, 2009Statement of G8 Foreign Ministers and the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan , June 26, 2009Chair Statement on Afghanistan and Regional Dimension , June 27, 2009April 25, 2009 G8 foreign ministers issue statement on Sri Lanka
August 27, 2008 G7 Foreign Ministers Statement on GeorgiaJune 26-27, 2008 G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting, Kyoto
Chair's Statement Statement on Afghanistan , June 26, 2008Statement on Zimbabwe , June 27, 2008April 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, 2005Interview of Jack Straw and Abdullah Abdullah of Afghanistan , June 23, 2005Interview of Jack Straw and Jim Wolfensohn , June 23, 2005May 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[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, Canada
Canadian Chair's Statement , June 13, 2002
G8 Initiative on Conflict and Development , June 13, 2002
G8 Conflict Prevention: Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration , June 13, 2002
G8 Recommendations on Counter-Terrorism , June 13, 2002
Statement on Afghanistan , June 12, 2002
Progress Report on the Fight Against Terrorism , June 12, 2002
Unofficial Notes on the Media Briefing with Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada , June 12, 2002
Unofficial Notes on the Joint Press Briefing with the G8 Foreign Ministers , June 13, 2002
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 , LondonSeptember 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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