The 43rd G7 summit was held on 26–27 May 2017 in Taormina (ME), Sicily, Italy.G7 a Taormina, è ufficiale. Renzi chiama da Boston il sindaco Giardina: «Il vertice si farà nella Perla» In March 2014, the G7 declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia in the context of the G8. Since then, meetings have continued within the G7 process.
It was the first time since 1987 that the G7 summit held in Italy was not hosted by Silvio Berlusconi. The participation of Angela Merkel and Theresa May made it the first time two G7 female leaders were principals in the G7 summit.
The choice of Taormina as the headquarters of the G7 was announced by then Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on 4 July 2016. The summit was initially scheduled to take place in Florence. Among the reasons for the change of choice, Renzi cited the words of an international leader at a previous summit that with a joke had highlighted his prejudice against Sicily pointing out as the land of the Mafia and claimed that those words had convinced him to fix the G7 in Sicily.
Leaders at the summit
The attendees include the leaders of the seven G7 member states as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a consistent participant at all meetings and decision-making since 1981.
The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, and US President Donald Trump. It was also the first and only summit for Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
Participants Core G7 membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text. Member Represented by Title Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister France Emmanuel Macron President Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor Italy Paolo Gentiloni Prime Minister Japan Shinzō Abe Prime Minister United Kingdom Theresa May Prime Minister United States Donald Trump President European Union Jean-Claude Juncker Commission President Donald Tusk Council PresidentGuest Invitees (Countries) Member Represented by Title Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister Guinea Alpha Conde President Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta President Niger Mahamadou Issoufou President Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo Acting President Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi President
Agenda
The G7 leaders emphasized common endeavours: to end the Syrian crisis, to fulfill the UN mission in Libya and reducing the presence of ISIS, ISIL and Da'esh in Syria and Iraq. North Korea was urged to comply with UN resolutions, Russian responsibility was stressed for the war in Ukraine. Supporting economic activity and ensuring price stability was demanded while inequalities in trade and gender were called to be challenged. It was agreed to help countries in creating conditions that address the drivers of migration: ending hunger, increasing competitiveness and advancing global health security.
Gallery of participating leaders
Invited guests
International organizations
See also G8
References
External links
Official Website