G7 Leaders’ Statement
December 6, 2023
We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), met virtually on December 6,
2023, to address global challenges and shape a course for a better future. We
reaffirm our commitment made at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, which is a city that
suffered an atomic bombing and now has become a symbol of peace. We werejoined by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We remain committed to
upholding the rule of law, which protects all nations, especially the vulnerable, as
well as global security and human dignity in all parts of the world. We are moreunited than ever in the pursuit of international peace, prosperity and sustainable
development, and have strengthened our engagement with international partners
beyond the G7. We thank the Japanese Presidency for their leadership across thisyear.
<Ukraine>
For 650 days, the Ukrainian people have bravely resisted Russia’s illegal
aggression. We salute their courage and their resilience, and express our full
sympathy and condolences for those suffering. We pay tribute to the sacrifices
made by Ukraine to preserve its freedom and the values we share. Our steadfast
commitment to supporting Ukraine’s fight for its independence, sovereignty, andterritorial integrity will never waver. We are taking additional steps today to support
Ukrainians in their pursuit of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace that will
uphold all the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations (UN),including respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty.
We are determined to support an independent, democratic Ukraine within
its internationally recognized borders. We continue to support Ukraine in further
developing President Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula. As stated in the Joint Declarationof Support for Ukraine on July 12, 2023, we are formalizing our enduring support
to Ukraine through specific, bilateral, long-term security commitments andarrangements.
Our commitment remains to restrict exports of all items critical to Russia’s
military and industrial base, including those used on the battlefield and we call on
third parties to take equivalent action. We repeat our call for third parties toimmediately cease providing material support to Russia’s aggression, or face severe
cost. We will work to further curtail Russia’s use of the international financial system1

to further its war in Ukraine, including Russia’s efforts to use the international
financial system to facilitate its expansion of its military industrial base. We will
update our measures. We will step up our efforts against evasion and circumventionof our sanctions and export controls measures. We continue to take actions against
third country actors who materially support Russia’s war including by imposing
additional measures on entities where appropriate in third countries. We aretargeting Russian military procurement networks and those who help Russia
acquire machine tools, equipment and key inputs.
We are limiting Russia’s ability to fund its illegal war by taking steps to limit
Russia’s energy revenue and its future extractive capabilities. We have dramaticallyreduced our reliance on Russian energy and commodities. We are determined toaccelerate work on this path so that Russia is no longer able to weaponize energy
against us. We commit to tightening compliance and enforcement of the price cap
policy on Russian oil, including by imposing sanctions on those engaged indeceptive practices and by updating our compliance rules and regulations asnecessary. We will also continue efforts to curtail Russia’s revenue from otherrelevant sectors. We will also continue efforts to reduce Russia’s revenue frommetals. We will introduce import restrictions on non-industrial diamonds, mined,
processed, or produced in Russia, by January 1, 2024, followed by further phased
restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds processed in third countries
targeting March 1, 2024. To further the effectiveness of these measures, those G7
members who are major importers of rough diamonds will establish a robust
traceability-based verification and certification mechanism for rough diamonds
within the G7 by September 1, 2024, and we will continue to consult with partners,
including producing and manufacturing countries on its design and implementation.
We will continue consultations among G7 members and with other partners
including producing countries as well as manufacturing countries forcomprehensive controls for diamonds produced and processed in third countries
on measures for traceability.
As Russia seeks to use winter as a weapon against the Ukrainian people, we
are increasing our efforts to provide humanitarian aid and critical energy assistance.
We strongly condemn Russian attacks against critical and civil infrastructure across
Ukraine. We are supporting Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, including
through the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine, and working toencourage further involvement of our private sector. We look forward to successful
completion of the upcoming review of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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program for Ukraine and support Ukraine’s continued reform agenda including theefforts for its European path. Decisive progress is needed to direct extraordinary
revenues held by private entities stemming directly from Russia’s immobilized
sovereign assets to support Ukraine, consistent with applicable contractual
obligations and in accordance with applicable laws. We reaffirm that consistent
with our respective legal systems, Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions willremain immobilized until Russia pays for the damage it caused to Ukraine.
It is not right for Russia to decide if or when it will pay for the damage it hascaused in Ukraine. Russia’s obligations under international law are clear: Russia
must both end its illegal war of aggression and pay for the damage it has caused,which according to the World Bank to date, already exceeds $400 billion dollars. In
light of the urgency of disrupting Russia’s attempts to destroy the Ukrainian
economy and failure to abide by its international law obligations, we will explore all
possible avenues to aid Ukraine in obtaining compensation from Russia, consistent
with our respective legal systems and international law. We direct our relevant
ministers to continue working on this issue towards our next meeting.
We reiterate our commitment to holding those responsible to accountconsistent with international law, including by supporting the efforts ofinternational mechanisms, such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) and theInternational Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine(ICPA) at Eurojust and welcome ongoing discussions in the Core Group exploring
the establishment of a tribunal for the prosecution of the crime of aggression
against Ukraine.
Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, its posture of strategic intimidationand its undermining of arms control regimes are unacceptable. Threats by Russia ofnuclear weapon use, let alone any use of nuclear weapons by Russia, in the context
of its war of aggression against Ukraine are inadmissible. We deeply regret Russia’s
decision to withdraw its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
We strongly support the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) continued
presence and call for unfettered access to all of Ukraine’s nuclear sites.
We deplore Russia’s systematic targeting of Ukrainian Black Sea ports, grain
and grain infrastructure. We support all efforts, including those of the UN, tofacilitate exports of Ukraine’s grain and other agricultural products. We welcome
the success of Ukraine’s maritime corridor and the EU’s Solidarity Lanes. The
increasing levels of global food and nutrition insecurity are exacerbated by Russia’s
aggression against Ukraine.
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<Middle East >We unequivocally condemn the horrific terror attacks across Israel byHamas and others that began on October 7, 2023. We emphasize Israel’s right todefend itself and its people against Hamas, in accordance with international law,as it seeks to prevent a recurrence of these traumatic events, which included
murder, hostage-taking, sexual violence, and attacks on children. Hamas offers
nothing but suffering to the Palestinian people, and it is an obstacle to a better
future for them and for the region. We will continue to coordinate our efforts toisolate Hamas and ensure it cannot threaten Israel.
While welcoming the recent pause that allowed the release of hostages andvital humanitarian aid into Gaza, achieved by the leadership of the United States,
Qatar, Egypt, and other countries in the region, we deeply regret that Hamas
refused to release all of the female hostages and military operations have resumed.
Hamas has shown that it still poses a security threat to Israel, as demonstrated byits continued rocket fire since October 7 and its public statements asserting that it
will continue to attack Israel in the future. We urge the immediate release of allremaining hostages without preconditions. At the same time, more urgent action
is needed to address the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and minimize
civilian casualties. We support and encourage further humanitarian pauses toenable this.
We are also deeply concerned with the devastating impact on thePalestinian civilian population in Gaza. More effective action must also be taken toprevent the displacement of additional people and protect civilian infrastructure.
Every effort must be made to ensure unhindered and continued humanitarianassistance for civilians, including food, water, medical care, fuel, and shelter, andaccess for humanitarian workers. The population is increasingly vulnerable, andwith winter approaching, we must continue to increase the flow of humanitarian
aid to Gaza to meet fully the needs on the ground, including by opening additionalcrossings. We underscore the importance of conducting deconfliction, protecting
civilians and compliance with international law, in particular international
humanitarian law. Since October 7, 2023, we have announced more than $600
million for assistance to the Palestinian people, including through United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and other UN agencies
as well as other humanitarian actors. We call on the international community to
fully fund the UN’s flash appeal and are contributing to that effort.
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We condemn the rise in extremist settler violence committed against
Palestinians, which undermines security and stability in the West Bank, andthreatens prospects for a lasting peace. Those who have committed crimes mustbe held to account. Regional actors must cease de-stabilizing activities: in particular,
we call on Iran to refrain from providing support for Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis,and other non-state actors, and to use its influence with those groups to deescalate regional tensions. We, along with partners in the region, are working
intensively to prevent the conflict from escalating further and spreading more
widely. Emphasizing the global importance of maritime security, we call on allparties not to threaten or interfere with lawful exercise of navigation rights andfreedoms by all vessels, and condemn the four attacks on December 3 against three
separate commercial vessels, connected to fourteen separate nations, operating ininternational waters in the southern Red Sea. We especially call on the Houthis toimmediately cease attacks on civilians and threats to international shipping lanes
and commercial vessels. There are reasons to believe that attacks by the Houthis
are enabled by Iran. We express our deep concern with the rise of hateful speech
and acts across the world since the beginning of the conflict, and categoricallyreject antisemitism and Islamophobia in any form.
Israelis and Palestinians have an equal right to live in safety, dignity, andpeace. We are committed to working closely with partners to assist in building theconditions for sustainable long-term solutions for Gaza. We also need to see a
return to a broader peace process. We remain committed to a Palestinian state aspart of a two-state solution that enables both Israelis and Palestinians to live in ajust, lasting, and secure peace.
We remain determined that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon andreiterate that Iran must cease its unabated escalation of its nuclear program, which
has no credible civilian justification and brings it dangerously close to actual
weapon-related activities. We call on Iran to fulfill its legal obligations and politicalcommitments regarding nuclear non-proliferation with prompt action, including
the full and unconditional cooperation with the IAEA.
<Indo-Pacific and the Region>
Together with regional partners, including the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its Member States, South Asian countries as well as the
Pacific Island countries, we will continue our endeavors towards a free and open
Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive, prosperous, secure, and based on the rule of law,5and that protects shared principles.
Reconfirming the G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communique, we stand together
as G7 partners on the following elements, which underpin our respective relations
with China:⚫ We stand prepared to build constructive and stable relations with China,
recognizing the importance of engaging candidly with and expressing ourconcerns directly to China. We act in our national interest. It is necessary tocooperate with China, given its role in the international community and the sizeof its economy, on global challenges as well as areas of common interest.
⚫ We call on China to engage with us, including in international fora, on areas suchas the climate and biodiversity crisis and the conservation of natural resourcesin the framework of the Paris and Kunming-Montreal Agreements, addressing
vulnerable countries’ debt sustainability and financing needs, global health andmacroeconomic stability.
⚫ Our policy approaches are not designed to harm China nor do we seek to thwart
China’s economic progress and development. A growing China that plays byinternational rules would be of global interest. We are not decoupling or turninginwards. At the same time, we recognize that economic resilience requires derisking and diversifying. We will take steps, individually and collectively, to invest
in our own economic vibrancy. We will reduce excessive dependencies in our
critical supply chains.
⚫ With a view to enabling sustainable economic relations with China, andstrengthening the international trading system, we will push for a level playing
field for our workers and companies. We will seek to address the challenges
posed by China’s non-market policies and practices, which distort the global
economy. We will counter malign practices, such as illegitimate technology
transfer or data disclosure. We will foster resilience to economic coercion. We
also recognize the necessity of protecting certain advanced technologies that
could be used to threaten our national security without unduly limiting tradeand investment.
⚫ We remain seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China
Seas. We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by
force or coercion.
⚫ We reaffirm the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait asindispensable to security and prosperity in the international community. Thereis no change in the basic positions of the G7 members on Taiwan, including
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stated one China policies. We call for a peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.
⚫ We will keep voicing our concerns about the human rights situation in China,
including in Tibet and Xinjiang where forced labor is of major concern to us. We
call on China to honor its commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declarationand the Basic Law, which enshrine rights, freedoms and a high degree of
autonomy for Hong Kong.
⚫ We call on China to act in accordance with its obligations under the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular
relations, and not to conduct interference activities aimed at undermining thesecurity and safety of our communities, the integrity of our democratic
institutions and our economic prosperity.
⚫ We call on China to press Russia to stop its military aggression, and immediately,completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine. We
encourage China to support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on
territorial integrity and the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, including
through its direct dialogue with Ukraine.
There is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South
China Sea, and we oppose China’s militarization activities in the region. Weemphasize the universal and unified character of the UN Convention on the Law of
the Sea (UNCLOS) and reaffirm UNCLOS’s important role in setting out the legal
framework that governs all activities in the oceans and the seas. We reiterate thatthe award rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal on July 12, 2016, is a significant
milestone, which is legally binding upon the parties to those proceedings, and auseful basis for peacefully resolving disputes between the parties.
We reiterate our call for the complete, verifiable, and irreversible
dismantlement of all North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic
missiles. We urge all UN Member States to fully implement all relevant UN Security
Council resolutions (UNSCRs). We strongly condemn continued ballistic missile
launches, the recent launch using ballistic missile technology conducted on
November 21, 2023 and arms transfers from North Korea to Russia, which directly
violate relevant UNSCRs. We urge North Korea to respect human rights, facilitate
access for international humanitarian organizations, and resolve the abductions
issue immediately.
We welcome Japan’s safe, transparent, and science-based process,including the continued monitoring of the situation, to responsibly manage thedischarge of Advanced Liquid Processing System treated water from the Fukushima
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Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea in proactively coordinating with scientists
and partners, particularly across the Indo-Pacific region, as well as with the IAEA.
We also welcome the IAEA’s comprehensive report of July 4, 2023 as well as its
continued monitoring. We acknowledge the importance of the IAEA’s onsite
presence during the process.
We support Indonesia initiating the accession process to become a full
member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
as well as further progress on ongoing accession processes more broadly.
<Supporting Developing Economies and Strengthening International Financial
Institutions>
We reiterate our steadfast commitment to the achievement of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). We remain committed to partnering with developing countries, particularly
low-income countries, in dealing with multiple and complex challenges, and in
mobilizing finance for development from all sources. We reaffirm our commitment
to mobilizing up to $600 billion by 2027 through the G7 Partnership for Global
Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) by scaling up public and private financing andinvestments through tailored country approaches and by developing key economic
corridors.
We are working to deliver better, bigger, and more effective multilateraldevelopment banks (MDBs) by enhancing operating models, improving
responsiveness and accessibility, and substantially increasing financing capacity tomaximize development impact as well as by making MDBs work better as a system.
We urge MDBs to continue their steadfast efforts to further implement the G20
Capital Adequacy Framework (CAF) recommendations. We urge the WBG tocontinue to implement operational and financial reforms. We will deliver on the
G20 Leaders’ commitment to collectively mobilizing more lending headroom andconcessional finance to boost the World Bank’s capacity to support low and middleincome countries that need help in addressing global challenges, with a clear
framework for the allocation of scarce concessional resources, and to provide
strong support for the poorest countries. The G7 has already announced planned
contributions that will unlock more than $35 billion and will step up efforts todeliver substantial contributions to this end. We are committed to collectively
securing an ambitious International Development Association (IDA) 21
replenishment next year. We will work together over the next year to encourage
8and support the MDBs in strengthening their efforts to mobilize private capital anddomestic resources.
At the IMF, we support the work to ensure the Poverty Reduction and
Growth Trust (PRGT) is on a sustainable footing to meet the growing needs of lowincome countries. We welcome the approval by the IMF Executive Board on a
proposal to the Board of Governors to conclude the 16th General Review of Quotasof the IMF with a quota increase by December 15, 2023. We welcome theachievement of the $100 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) channeling target andwill further explore viable options for enabling the voluntary channeling of SDRs
through MDBs while respecting national legal frameworks and the need to preserve
the reserve asset character and status of SDRs.
We will work together and with partners to deliver further progress on thisglobal agenda, including through the IMF, MDB boards and the G20, as well as thediscussions following the Paris Pact for People and the Planet and the G20 Compact
with Africa Conference in Berlin.
We will continue to provide developing countries support for strengthening
their tax capacity to build sustainable tax revenue sources to help deliver the SDGs.
We also emphasize the role this support can play in implementation of the
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Two-Pillar
Solution.
We reiterate the urgency of addressing debt vulnerabilities in low- andmiddle-income countries. This includes finalizing outstanding country cases,
making future debt treatment more transparent and timely, and improving ourtoolkits to put countries tackling reforms on more sustainable footing before theyfall into crisis. We welcome the finalization of Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) on the debt treatment for Zambia and call for swift agreement on debt
treatment for Ghana and Ethiopia. Following the recent agreement between Sri
Lanka and its official creditors, we look forward to the swift resolution of the debt
treatment of Sri Lanka. We welcome joint efforts by all stakeholders, including
private creditors, to continue working towards enhancing debt transparency. We
recognize the role that climate resilient debt clauses (CRDC) can play in enhancing
the safety net for borrowers facing the impact of climate change.
<Climate Change, Energy and Environment>
We remain steadfast in our commitment to the Paris Agreement, keeping alimit of 1.5°C global temperature rise within reach through scaled up action in this9

critical decade. We welcome the first global stocktake (GST), and will pursue
ambitious outcomes at the ongoing 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties
to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC-COP 28) in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and extend our full support to the UAE Presidency.
We welcome the swift adoption of the decision on operationalization of the newfunding arrangements.
While acknowledging various pathways according to each country’s energy
situation, industrial and social structures and geographical conditions, we reiteratethat these should lead to our common goal of net zero by 2050 at the latest in orderto keep a limit of 1.5 °C within reach. We will contribute towards and support a
global tripling of renewable energy capacity and a doubling of annual energy
efficiency improvements by 2030 taking into consideration national circumstances,with currently 123 countries supporting those targets at COP 28. We will do thishand in hand with accelerating the phase out of unabated fossil fuels so as toachieve our climate ambition. We commit to prioritizing concrete and timely steps
towards the goal of accelerating the phase out of domestic unabated coal power
generation, and to ending the construction of new unabated coal fired power
generation. Those G7 countries that opt to use nuclear energy recognize its
potential to provide affordable low carbon energy that can reduce dependence on
fossil fuels, to address climate crisis, and to ensure global energy security as thesource of baseload energy and grid flexibility, and support a global aspirational goalof tripling nuclear energy capacity from 2020 by 2050 that was endorsed by acoalition of 23 countries in the margins of the COP28, recognizing the different
domestic circumstances of each country.
We continue our implementation of our commitments to the developed
country Parties’ goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion annually in climate finance by2020 through to 2025, and welcome that the goal looks likely to have been met asof 2022 as stated in the Report by the OECD Secretary-General. We underscore theneed to enhance international cooperation and coordination within the G7 andbeyond. In this regard, recalling our determination to support developing countries’
just energy transitions, we welcome progress achieved on Just Energy Transition
Partnerships (JETPs) with partner countries and will continue our efforts for its
implementation.
We reiterate our commitment to the swift and full implementation of theKunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and to achievement of each ofits goals and targets. We are committed to ending plastic pollution, with the10ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040 including through aninternational legally binding instrument.
<Economic Resilience and Economic Security>
Recalling the G7 Statement on Economic Resilience and Economic Security
and recognizing that the weaponization of economic vulnerabilities is becoming a
growing concern for G7 members and other countries, we are determined tocontinue making progress to enhance our strategic coordination on these issues,
including through the G7’s Coordination Platform on Economic Coercion. We will
increase our collective assessment, preparedness, deterrence, and response to
economic coercion, and further promote cooperation with partners beyond the G7.
We will also coordinate, as appropriate, to support targeted states, economies andentities as a demonstration of solidarity and resolve to uphold the rule of law.
We have strengthened channels of communication to address supply
disruptions and shared insights and best practices, including from respective
scenario-based stress testing. We will further step up our collaboration based on
the principles on resilient and reliable supply chains, including for critical minerals,
semiconductors and batteries, which are now supported by a broader number ofpartners beyond the G7. We encourage all countries to support them. We welcome
the successful launch of the “Partnership for RISE (Resilient and Inclusive Supplychain Enhancement)” and continue to support its implementation with speed andquality.
We affirm our shared responsibility and determination to coordinate on
preventing the cutting-edge technologies we develop from being used to further
military capabilities that threaten international peace and security. To this end, we
will share, as appropriate, information and experiences to further develop common
understanding of such risks and the policy tools needed to address them, and takefurther actions where necessary, including those related to export and investment,
corresponding to the circumstances of each country. We will further strengthen
multilateral efforts to cooperate in the field of export controls to ensure gaps in ourdual use technology protection ecosystem cannot be exploited. We have a common
interest in preventing the narrow set of technological advances that are assessed
to be core to enhancing the military and intelligence capabilities of actors who may
use these capabilities to undermine international peace and security, from being
fueled by our companies’ capital, expertise, and knowledge. We recognize thatappropriate measures designed to address risks from outbound investment could11

be important to complement existing tools of targeted controls on exports andinbound investments, which work together to protect our sensitive technologies
from being used in ways that threaten international peace and security.
We will increase our efforts to implement risk-based policies and measures
to promote research security and research integrity.
We reiterate our commitment to working and coordinating on economic
resilience and economic security through the G7 framework to make year-on-year
progress in a holistic manner.
<Trade>We underscore the need to pursue WTO reform to improve all its functions
through an inclusive member driven process, and remain committed to conducting
discussions with a view to having a fully and well-functioning dispute settlement
system accessible to all members by 2024. We will continue to work towards
concrete and ambitious outcomes at the upcoming 13th WTO Ministerial
Conference.
<Food Security>
We welcome progress on coordinated actions of the G7 with a wide rangeof stakeholders to strengthen global food security and nutrition. We recognize thecontinuing urgency and renew our commitment to working together with partners
beyond the G7 to build resilient and sustainable agriculture and food systems andto progressively realize the right to adequate food and nutrition for all, in particularby ensuring open and fair agricultural trade, promoting resilient food supply chains
and improving agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. We also stress theneed to improve availability, affordability and accessibility and promote efficientand responsible use of fertilizers, including through local fertilizer production.
<Health>We renew our commitment to developing and strengthening the global
health architecture (GHA) for future health emergencies, achieving more resilient,equitable, and sustainable universal health coverage (UHC), and promoting healthinnovations.
We reaffirm our commitment to enhancing governance, international
norms and regulations including through the negotiations on the futureinternational agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
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(PPR) (WHO CA+). We also commit to financing for PPR, including through thePandemic Fund, enhanced manufacturing capacity globally, and the exploration of
a rapid response financing framework.
We also continue to call for further domestic resource mobilization, as wellas efficient use of existing resources, and private financing, including through“Impact Investment Initiative (the Triple I) for Global Health.”
Building on the G7 Hiroshima Vision for Equitable Access to medical
countermeasures (MCMs), we welcome the collaborative progress made on the
MCM Delivery Partnership for equitable access (MCDP) and also commit to explore
further means to coordinate and mobilize surge financing for production,
procurement, and delivery of MCMs, including development financing solutions.
We will further promote comprehensive sexual and reproductive health andrights (SRHR).
<Digital>
We renew our commitment to advancing international discussions on
inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) governance and interoperability between AI
governance frameworks, while we recognize that approaches and policy
instruments to achieve the common vision and goal of trustworthy AI may varyacross G7 members, to achieve our common vision and goal of safe, secure, andtrustworthy AI, in line with our shared democratic values. We endorse theoutcomes of the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting on December 1, 2023,
notably the Hiroshima AI Process Comprehensive Policy Framework and the Work
Plan to advance Hiroshima AI Process. We welcome the Hiroshima AI Process
Comprehensive Policy Framework. It represents the first successful internationalframework that includes guiding principles and the code of conduct to address theimpact of advanced AI systems on our societies and economies. We call on AI actors
to support the Hiroshima Process International Guiding Principles and theHiroshima Process International Code of Conduct. The achievement of theHiroshima AI Process under Japan’s G7 Presidency shows that we can act quickly tolead the way in responsible innovation and in the governance of emerging
technologies. We look forward to further advancing the Hiroshima AI Process inaccordance with the work plan developed by relevant Ministers.
We welcome the UK hosted AI Safety Summit and look forward to the next
international AI meetings to be hosted by the Republic of Korea and France. We
reaffirm the importance of our close cooperation with the OECD and the Global
13Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).
We commit to working together for further advancing the Data Free Flowwith Trust (DFFT), and welcome the concrete progress made in establishing theInstitutional Arrangement for Partnership in cooperation with the OECD.
<Conclusion>
As we look to the 2024 Italian G7 Presidency, and in our support to theBrazilian G20 Presidency, we will strive towards a peaceful and prosperous world,
building on the outcomes achieved in Hiroshima.
Under the Italian Presidency, we will continue our support to Ukraine andwill address other crises. We will promote mutually beneficial partnerships with
developing and emerging countries, particularly in Africa. We will address key issues,
such as economic security and resilience, sustainable development, food andenergy security, gender equality, AI, irregular migration, and human trafficking.

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