North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui condemned a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) reaffirming the principle of the North’s complete denuclearization.

The United States is steadfast in working with partners to encourage Russia to engage in diplomacy and direct dialogue with Ukraine for the sake of lasting peace, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha in Canada.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn't repeated President Donald Trump's musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversations.

Senior members of the Trump administration praised Canada for wildfire coordination on Friday at the G7 meeting in Toronto, while downplaying climate science and pushing forest management as the main solution to cross-border smoke.

The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the claims contained in the final statement of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada against Iran as baseless, irresponsible, and unacceptable.

The G7 countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, the USA, France and Japan) shy away from discussing Washington's responsibility for nuclear disarmament. This was announced on November 13 by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian.

Some of the announcements expected this week from the G7 meeting will be on stockpiling of critical minerals and investments in new mining operations.