Skipping the Fancy Finish at the 2021 G7 Summit
G7 Summit won't see a conclusive final statement formed. - Absence of Final Declaration Expected at the G7 Summit
Sorry for the informal tone, but let's get real here – there's no grand final declaration planned at this year's G7 get-together in the Rocky Mountains. That's right, no fancy, all-encompassing statement from the leading democratic economic powers, including the US.
Why you ask? Well, according to the German government in Berlin, it's gonna be more like a bunch of select statements on specific topics instead. Like immigration, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, wildfires, and rare earth elements, for example. No joint documents on Ukraine, Gaza, climate change, or development aid – sorry to break it to ya.
You might be wondering what's up with this summmit and the US, well, the differences between the US and the rest of the six countries have been, let's call it, "yuge" on a variety of topics such as the Ukraine war, climate change mitigation, and global trade. And, as you may recall, in 2018, President Trump pulled out of the final declaration on his Twitter account (you know, before Twitter was X) after the summit wrapped up.
But don't fret, in the previous year's French summit, there was still a final declaration – albeit a short one. Under President Biden, the G7 returned to the extensive, detailed summit declarations that had been common before.
Oh, and just so you know, the G7 includes the US, Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Japan, and Canada (since Russia was booted in 2014 due to annexing Crimea). They fancy themselves a community of values, the great Western democracies, you know, the "good guys."
Oh, and for the record, this little party in the Rockies starts this Sunday and ends Tuesday. Hope that helps!
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Enrichment Data:In case you were wondering, this lack of a comprehensive final declaration isn't anything specific to the 2021 G7 Summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. As a matter of fact, President Trump was no longer in office by then, and the summit took place in 2021 under the UK's presidency. The absense of a final declaration might be due to differences among the member countries or a decision to focus on specific thematic statements, allowing for more targeted discussions and agreements on critical issues without a broad, comprehensive statement. In the context of the 2025 G7 Summit, leaders plan to publish brief thematic statements instead of a universal declaration, which might be a strategy to address specific global challenges more effectively[4]. However, this does not directly relate to the situation in 2021.
- Despite the 2021 G7 Summit taking place under President Biden's administration, there was no comprehensive final declaration, a practice that was common before but might have been altered due to differences among the member countries or a focus on thematic statements for more targeted discussions.
- The G8 summit in 2018, during President Trump's tenure, concluded without a final declaration, a decision possibly influenced by disagreements between the US and other member countries on topics such as the Ukraine war, climate change mitigation, and global trade.
