Overview
- Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake on November 11–12 closed with a joint statement backing Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.
- The statement mentioned that further measures on Russia would be considered, and it did not announce new sanctions.
- Ministers discussed the Ukraine war and prospects for a Gaza cease-fire, with foreign ministers from Ukraine, South Korea, India and South Africa invited.
- Participants and coverage indicated the language aligned with the Trump administration’s preference for negotiations, constraining tougher steps.
- Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi advanced economic-security coordination with UK Foreign Secretary Cooper and publicly urged China to address controversial posts by its Osaka consul on X.