Overview
- Foreign ministers from G7 nations opened two days of talks in Niagara-on-the-Lake hosted by Anita Anand, with sessions on Ukraine, Middle East stabilization, Arctic security, energy and maritime issues.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending to advance President Donald Trump’s initiatives on Ukraine and Gaza as well as supply-chain resiliency and critical minerals, and Anand says he has not raised the '51st state' remarks.
- Canada brought in outreach partners including India, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine to broaden cooperation beyond the G7.
- India’s S. Jaishankar met Anand on the sidelines, with both citing progress on the New Roadmap 2025 and signaling a rebuilding of Canada–India ties after last year’s rupture.
- Canada–U.S. tensions over tariffs and suspended trade talks remain unresolved, and Anand has not promised immediate deliverables for Ukraine as ministers also examine ways to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals.