Key facts
- G7 leaders will issue separate policy declarations instead of a single joint statement.
- Declarations will cover critical minerals, cancer research, online child protection, and social impact investment.
- Geopolitical discussions on global imbalances, the Middle East, the Hormuz Strait, and Ukraine will be in a French presidency statement.
- French President Emmanuel Macron hosted an online meeting with G7 and non-G7 officials.
- Participants agreed on the need to address global imbalances and continue discussions at the G20 level.
Leaders at the upcoming G7 Summit in Evian, France, are set to endorse multiple policy declarations on specific issues rather than a single overarching joint statement. These declarations will address topics such as critical minerals, research to combat cancer, online child protection, international solidarity, social impact investment, and investment de-risking in fragile countries. Discussions on more sensitive geopolitical matters, including global imbalances, the crisis in the Middle East, the blockade of the Hormuz Strait, and the war in Ukraine, will be contained within a separate statement issued by the French presidency.