Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy
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April 8, 2017 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
As a member of the Group of Seven (G7), Canada is working to improve the well-being of people at home and around the world. Canada’s priorities at this year’s G7 meetings include the advancement of a progressive international agenda and the promotion of shared values.
In 2018, Canada will hold the G7 presidency, providing an opportunity to showcase the country’s contributions, including support for a strong middle class and gender equality, as well as respect for diversity and inclusion.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will join her counterparts at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Lucca, Italy, on April 10 and 11, 2017.
Held each spring, the annual G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offers its members a unique forum where they can develop coordinated approaches through frank and open discussions on issues related to foreign affairs and international security.
This year, G7 foreign ministers will address several pressing issues, including the ongoing and recent violence—and chemical weapons attack—in Syria, support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, migration flows, climate change and security, the fight against Daesh, violent extremism, and peace and security, among others.
Quotes
“Canada is committed to working with our G7 partners to discuss key issues and to explore how we can tackle global challenges and support our middle class. Our work will continue in 2018, when Canada holds the G7 presidency for the sixth time.”
- Hon. Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs
Quick Facts
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The G7 is an informal group of like-minded partners that brings together seven industrialized nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) and the European Union.
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The G7 dates back to the mid-1970s, and the G7 presidency, which rotates annually between member countries, sets the agenda for the year in consultation with G7 partners. Italy holds the presidency in 2017, and Canada will hold it in 2018.
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Following the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, leaders will meet at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Taormina, Italy, on May 26 and 27, 2017.
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