45th G7 summit

Five points were agreed at the issue of the summit, about:[4]

• the World Trade Organization, "with regard to intellectual property protection, to settle disputes more swiftly and to eliminate unfair trade practices"[5]
• the "G7 commits to reaching an agreement in 2020 to simplify regulatory barriers and modernize international taxation within the framework of the OECD"[5]
• the G7 shares objectives on Iran: "to ensure that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons and to foster peace and stability in the region."[5]
• on Libya: "We support a truce in Libya that will lead to a long-term ceasefire. We believe that only a political solution can ensure Libya’s stability. We call for a well-prepared international conference to bring together all the stakeholders and regional actors relevant to this conflict. We support in this regard the work of the United Nations and the African Union to set up an inter-Libyan conference."[6]
• in an opaque reference to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present), "France and Germany will organize a Normandy format summit in the coming weeks to achieve tangible results."[5]
• in light of the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests, "The G7 reaffirms the existence and the importance of the 1984 Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong and calls for avoiding violence."[7]

In the final press conference, UK Prime Minister Johnson said "Iran should never be allowed to get a nuclear weapon",[8] and US President Trump spoke about Iran in a joint news conference with French President Macron.[9] Whereas the European powers sought to appease Iran, Trump said in apparent reference to combative rhetoric by the Iranian government about its ability to attack US interests:[8]

They can't do what they were saying they were going to do because if they do that, they will be met with really very violent force.

France, as the host of the 2019 G7 summit, held it at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz.[10]

Attendees included leaders of the G7 member states plus representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanently participant at all meetings since 1981, but current President Jean-Claude Juncker did not attend due to medical problems.[11] The President of the European Council has been the EU's co-representative since the 36th G8 summit hosted by Canada in 2010.

The 45th G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It was also the last summit for Council President Donald Tusk.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, invited the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez, and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to attend the outreach session of the summit as special invitees.

Participants

Core G7 members Host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member		Represented by	Title
	Canada	Justin Trudeau	Prime Minister
	France	Emmanuel Macron	President
	Germany	Angela Merkel	Chancellor
	Italy	Giuseppe Conte	Prime Minister
	Japan	Shinzō Abe	Prime Minister
	United Kingdom	Boris Johnson	Prime Minister
	United States	Donald Trump	President
	European Union	Donald Tusk	Council President
Guest Invitees (Countries)
Country		Represented by	Title
	Australia	Scott Morrison	Prime Minister
	Burkina Faso	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	President
	Chile	Sebastián Piñera	President
	Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	President
	India	Narendra Modi	Prime Minister
	Rwanda	Paul Kagame	President
	Senegal	Macky Sall	President
	South Africa	Cyril Ramaphosa	President
	Spain	Pedro Sánchez	Acting President of the Government

• 
  Canada
  Justin Trudeau,
  Prime Minister
• 
  France
  Emmanuel Macron, President (Host)
• 
  Germany
  Angela Merkel, Chancellor
• 
  Italy
  Giuseppe Conte,
  Prime Minister
• 
  Japan
  Shinzō Abe,
  Prime Minister
• 
  United Kingdom
  Boris Johnson,
  Prime Minister
• 
  United States
  Donald Trump,
  President
• 
   European Union
  Donald Tusk, Council President

Participation

Making-of G7 'family photo', Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz and some photographs

The Prime Ministers of Italy and Spain, Conte and Sanchez, are taking part in the summit as caretaker Prime Ministers. Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission did not attend due to bad health.[11]

In a surprise move, Emmanuel Macron invited to attend on the margins Javad Zarif, who flew in on an Iranian government plane. Macron, who "attempted a high-risk diplomatic gambit", thought that the Foreign Minister of Iran might be able to defuse the tense situation over the Iranian nuclear programme in spite of the recent uptick in tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States and Britain. A highly-placed French political source said that[12]

It doesn’t mean that Mr Trump is actively supporting the talks, only that he is allowing them to happen. If there are advances, he can welcome them and perhaps share the credit. If nothing comes of it, he won’t have to disown it because it was a French initiative. If it does succeed in reducing tension, it will be a huge diplomatic coup for Mr Macron.

Working session, August 25

Topics discussed included global trade, global warming, and taxing technology companies.[13] European Council President Donald Tusk said leaders at the summit should discuss the Iran nuclear deal, which was at risk due to the U.S. government's decision to pull out.[14]

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.[15] U.S. President Donald Trump offered to take the position of the Brazilian government to the meeting, and said that the U.S. government did not agree to discuss the issue without Brazil's presence. The United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Spain and Chile also support Brazil.[16][17] During the meeting, it was reported that there were "sharp differences" among the participants.[18]

More than 13000 policemen are required for security.[19][20] The French government wishes to avoid anti-globalization movements. The protesters of the Summit had several motivations, such as anti extractivism and anti-globalization. Protesters included human rights groups and climate change activists.[21][22]

A number of small French and Basque organizations joined to organize a "Contre G7" summit,[23][24] over the same days as the G7, in the south of the French Basque country.[25]