The Group of 7 summit of 2024 is drawing to a close. Some news outlets are reporting that the summit is in “peril”. Here, we will take a look at some of the notable aspects of the summit.
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This is the 1st G7 summit attended by the Pope - the attendance of His Holiness is significant enough in itself, and it is compounded with his warning of AI
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Strong stances taken against Russia and China - after years of tensions, exacerbated by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and China’s abetting of Russia, the countries involved in G7 are reaffirming their position
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Agreement over using $50 billions worth of seized Russian assets to help Ukraine - this is months after the US agreed to send aid worth $60 billion to Ukraine
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Tense debates over abortion - France’s Macron and Italy’s Meloni clashed over abortion, with Macron accusing Meloni of watering down language over abortion rights in the G7 final statement
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Pushing for wealthy nations pay more to combat climate change - countries such as China and Saudi Arabia have been given as examples for which nations need to pay more to tackle climate change
