The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and
the High Representative of the European Union, met on the margins
of the Munich Security Conference for the first time under
Canada's 2025 Presidency.
The G7 members discussed Russia's devasting war in Ukraine.
They underscored their commitment to work together to help to
achieve a durable peace and a strong and prosperous Ukraine and
reaffirmed the need to develop robust security guarantees to
ensure the war will not begin again.
The G7 members welcomed their discussion today with Andrii
Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. They
recalled the G7's important contribution towards ending the war
in Ukraine, including through measures pursuant to the G7 Joint
Declaration of Support for Ukraine, by supporting Ukraine
financially through the use of extraordinary revenues stemming
from Russian Sovereign Assets, by imposing further cost on
Russia, if they do not negotiate in good faith, through caps on
oil and gas prices, and by making sanctions against Russia more
effective. Any new, additional sanctions after February should be
linked to whether the Russian Federation enters into real,
good-faith efforts to bring an enduring end to the war against
Ukraine that provides Ukraine with long-term security and
stability as a sovereign, independent country. The G7
members reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine in
defending its freedom, sovereignty, independence and territorial
integrity.
The G7 members discussed the provision to Russia of dual-use
assistance by China and of military assistance by DPRK and
Iran. They condemned all such support.
The G7 members discussed political, security and humanitarian
issues in the Middle East, including in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon,
Syria and Iran, and their commitment to advancing regional peace
and stability. They underscored the importance of a
durable, Israeli-Palestinian peace. They reaffirmed their
support for the full implementation of the ceasefire reached
between Israel and Hamas, including for the release of all
hostages and the expansion of humanitarian aid in Gaza. The
G7 members stand behind the ongoing efforts of Egypt, Qatar and
the United States in continuing to work towards a permanent
ceasefire. They reiterated their unequivocal condemnation
of Hamas and the need to ensure that Hamas neither reconstitutes
militarily nor participates in governance. They recognized
Israel's inherent right to self-defence, consistent with
international law.
The G7 members welcomed the outcomes of the International
Conference on Syria, hosted by France on February 13, 2025.
They reiterated their shared commitment to the people of Syria
and their support for an inclusive political transition process,
in the spirit of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. They
welcomed, as well, positive developments in Lebanon, including
the recent election of President Joseph Aoun, the designation of
Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister, and the formation of a new
government. The G7 members reaffirmed their commitment to
both countries' stability, sovereignty, and territorial
integrity.
The G7 members unequivocally condemned Iran's destabilizing
actions, including its rapid advancement of uranium enrichment
without credible civil justification, its facilitation of
terrorism organizations and armed groups across the Middle East
and Red Sea, its proliferation of ballistic missiles and drones,
and its transnational repression and violation of fundamental
human rights.
The G7 members reiterated their commitment to a free, open and
secure Indo-Pacific region, grounded in respect for the rule of
law and sovereignty. They strongly opposed any attempts to
change unilaterally the status quo using force and underscored
the importance of resolving disputes peacefully. They
strongly opposed China's attempts to restrict freedom of
navigation through militarization and coercive activities in the
East and South China Sea.
The G7 members expressed serious concern over the DPRK's nuclear
and ballistic missile programs and reaffirmed their commitment to
the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. They
demanded that the DPRK abandon all its nuclear weapons, existing
nuclear programs, and any other weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and
irreversible manner in accordance with all relevant United
Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). They underscored
that direct DPRK support for Russia's war of aggression against
Ukraine marks a dangerous expansion of the conflict, with serious
consequences for European and Indo-Pacific security. They urged
the DPRK to cease immediately all assistance for Russia's war of
aggression against Ukraine, including by withdrawing its troops.
The called upon DPRK to resolve the abductions issue immediately.
The G7 members also discussed urgent situations of conflict and
instability elsewhere in the world, including in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Sudan, and in Haiti and Venezuela.
The G7 Foreign Ministers looked forward to their meeting in
Canada in Charlevoix, Quebec on March 12-14.
