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WHAT IS G7 ALL ABOUT
- The G7 is a collective of seven of the world’s most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 46th G7 summit will be held in USA
- The 46th G7 summit will be held in 2020 in the United States while it holds the presidency of the G7.
- The United States previously hosted a G8 summit in 2012 at Camp David.
PAST AND PRESENT
- Its first summit was held at Rambouillet, France, in 1975.
45th G7 summit – France
Invited Guests
TOPICS
- On August 23, President Emmanuel Macron urged the G7 to lead the summit discussions with the 2019 Amazon wildfires, which he described as an “international crisis”. He said, “Our house is burning. Literally.”, adding that the Amazon rainforest produces “20% of the world’s oxygen.”
G7 PROPOSAL
- G7 countries made the $20 million aid offer to fight the blazes at the Biarritz summit hosted by Macron, who insisted they should be discussed as a top priority.
- Brazil rejected the offer. Told Europe to reforest their areas
PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL MADE RUDE COMMENTS TOO
THE MEETING WITH TRUMP
INDIA TO BUY MORE OIL FROM USA
TRADE DIFFERENCES TO RESOLVE
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday informed President Donald Trump that India plans to further step up imports, including oil, from the US and that USD 4 billion worth of imports were already “in the pipeline”, as the two countries sought to overcome differences over trade issues.
DECLARATION
CHINA’S ANGRY REACTION