The Biarritz Summit (G7 Summit- Group of Seven) was held on 24–26 August 2019 in Biarritz, France. The summit has gathered the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, to discuss global policy issues of high relevance on diplomatic agendas.
Objectives: France has identified the following five objectives for the Summit:
-> Fighting inequality of opportunity, promoting in particular gender equality, access to education and high quality health services;
-> Reducing environmental inequality by protecting our planet through climate finance and a fair ecological transition, preserving biodiversity and the oceans;
-> Strengthening the social dimension of globalization through more fair and equitable trade, tax and development policies;
-> Taking action for peace against security threats and terrorism which weaken the foundations of our societies; and
-> Tapping into the opportunities created by digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
Main Points Of The Summit:
-> G7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US — agreed to provide $20 million (€17.9 million) in emergency funding to fight the Amazon fires.
-> Macron surprised everyone by holding a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the summit.
-> Paris and Washington, at loggerheads in recent weeks over France's GAFA tax.
-> New rules for world trade: The French president said that G7 leaders were willing to modernise the rules of world trade.
-> While the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine was not one of the central themes of the summit, Macron did mention during his final press conference that he and Germa Chancellor Angela Merkel would soon be holding a summit with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to try and work out a solution on the crisis.
-> US President Donald Trump during bilateral meet with PM Modi at G7 Summit and had discussion regarding Kashmir issue.
Dates: 24-26 August 2019
Location: Biarritz, Aquitaine, France
