On Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the request of the host, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Cyril Ramaphosa will go to Schloss Elmau in the Federal Republic of Germany to take part in the G7 Leaders’ Summit.
On Monday, June 27, 2022, the Summit is slated to take place.
The Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Argentina, the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Republic of Senegal are among the invited non-member governments that will take part in the Summit with the G7 member states.
Germany has stated that it will work to increase the G7’s accountability for advancing “the global common good,” thereby fostering greater cooperation with all partners, particularly within the framework of the United Nations and the G20, and doing so on the foundation of a just and rules-based multilateral system.
Guest leaders are welcome to participate in outreach sessions on the summit’s agenda, reflecting the current G7 Presidency’s outward-looking attitude.
Germany has also asked foreign organizations and special guests to participate in outreach sessions to ensure that their participation is significant.
At the same time, Germany has made time and space available for G7 member-only agendas, discussions, and negotiations.
On June 27, 2022, South Africa will take part in two outreach events. The Summit will begin with a working lunch on “Investing in the Future,” during which climate, energy, and health issues will be covered.
This will be followed by a working session on “Stronger Together,” during which the Summit will discuss advancing gender equality and addressing issues related to food security.
South Africa has frequently been invited to G7 meetings. The nation will have the chance to draw attention to the issues facing poor nations and to argue for continued global attention to equitable resource distribution, particularly in light of the ongoing epidemic and initiatives for economic recovery.
Ten percent of the world’s population and about forty percent of the global GDP are represented by the G7 nations collectively.
Since the turn of the century, the G7’s agenda has expanded from a strict focus on discussions of economic and financial issues to include topics like peace and security, global governance, international terrorism, the environment, refugees, and other geopolitical and foreign policy-related issues.
Following the 1973 oil crisis-related financial crisis, the G7 was formally founded in 1975. The Finance Ministers of the five most industrialized and developed nations in the world—France, Germany, Japan, the US, and the UK—held the first meetings of the G7, which later included Canada and Italy at the Presidential level in an effort to better coordinate global economic and financial policy.