The G7 foreign ministers will meet in early May in London, for the first time in person since the start of the pandemic, the United Kingdom, which this year holds the presidency of this group of industrialized countries, announced on Tuesday.
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Scheduled for May 3-5, this meeting will provide "
a crucial opportunity to revitalize in-person diplomacy and seek to establish a common approach, among the world's leading democracies, on equitable access to vaccines
" against Covid-19, he said. British Foreign Office in a statement.
Strict health measures
The discussions will also include education for girls, the fight against climate change and the prevention of food insecurity.
The last face-to-face meeting of G7 foreign ministers was held in April 2019 in Dinard and Saint-Malo (north-western France).
They then exchanged by videoconference due to the coronavirus pandemic.
London said strict measures would be put in place to keep participants safe from the virus, including daily screenings.
The heads of diplomacy of Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom will be joined by representatives of the European Union.
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India, Australia, South Korea, South Africa and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) were also invited. Leaders of the G7 countries will hold their annual summit in June in Cornwall, southwest England. In 2020, the one planned in the United States had been canceled. The United Kingdom will also host the major UN climate conference in Glasgow (Scotland) in November, postponed for a year due to the pandemic.