Next year’s summit of the Group of Seven powers will take place in Evian, the French spa town known for its eponymous mineral water, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Macron made the announcement with a social media video as he took part in the 2025 summit in the Canadian Rockies resort of Kananaskis.<\/p>\n
Speaking afterward to reporters, Macron said that Evian and its surrounding region “have shown a real willingness and real commitment to hold this major international gathering.”<\/p>\n
Evian-les-Bains, in the Alps near the border with Switzerland, gained fame starting in the 19th century for its natural spring water and became a high-end resort that drew royalty and celebrities.<\/p>\n
It will not be Evian’s first time at the center of international diplomacy.<\/p>\n
In 1962, the Evian Accords ended the Algerian war and established the way for the northern African country’s independence from France.<\/p>\n
The G7 summit rotates each year among one member of the club of major industrial democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.<\/p>\n
France was last host of the G7 in 2019 when the summit took place in the southwestern beach resort of Biarritz.<\/p>\n
The United States will be host in 2027, offering President Donald Trump an opportunity to throw a major international summit in a locale of his choosing.<\/p>\n
The 2025 summit focused in part on Trump-related trade tensions and support for Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky among the invited guests, but was overshadowed by Israel’s military campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n
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