Minister Joly will take part in sessions with her G7 counterparts to discuss the unprecedented and rapidly evolving conflict between Israel and Hamas, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and shared challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including foreign interference.

“My G7 partners and I are meeting at a time when the world faces unprecedented challenges. From Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, to the erosion of democratic values and violations of human rights globally, it is crucial that Canada and its G7 partners continue to work together to address these challenges.”

- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs

• The G7 is an informal group of like-minded partners that brings together Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.

• This year, Japan holds the G7 presidency. Canada will next host the G7 in 2025.

• Japan last hosted G7 foreign ministers from April 16 to 18, 2023, in Karuizawa, Japan G7 foreign ministers last met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2023, in New York.

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• Canada and the G7
• Canada-Japan relations

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