France Relocates G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting from Marseille to Paris Citing Logistical Reasons
France's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday a last-minute decision to move next week's G7 foreign ministers' meeting from Marseille to Paris. The meeting, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, will address sea and port security, as well as the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. The official reason provided for the change is logistical, specifically to ensure the smooth running of both the G7 meeting and the Paris Peace Forum, which is set to immediately follow on Wednesday and Thursday. Both events have had their dates known for over six months, and Marseille was designated as the G7 host city months ago. The G7 member nations include France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada, and the United States. Foreign ministers from Ukraine and other partner countries have also been invited to attend the conference.
