Mod 4: NATO Summit Ankara & G7 Summit Evian

36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye (July 7–8, 2026):

The 36th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was held in Ankara, hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was only the second time Türkiye hosted the NATO summit (the first being in Istanbul in 2004).

• All 32 member nations participated under the leadership of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, reaffirming their collective defense commitment under Article 5 ("an attack against one is an attack against all").
• Evolution of NATO Membership: Founded on April 4, 1949, with 12 nations (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, USA). Later additions included: Greece and Türkiye (1952), Germany (1955), Spain (1982), Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland (1999), Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia (2004), Albania, Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), North Macedonia (2020), Finland (April 4, 2023), and Sweden (March 7, 2024, becoming the 32nd member).

52nd G-7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France (June 15–17, 2026):

Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Evian-les-Bains on the Swiss border. Attended by G7 leaders: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, UK PM Keir Starmer, Canadian PM Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump, along with EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa.

• Outreach Session: PM Narendra Modi addressed the G7 Outreach session for the 7th consecutive time (having participated in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026). Special invitees included leaders from Egypt, Kenya, Qatar, UAE, South Korea, Brazil, and Ukraine.
• Key Priorities & Health Declaration: Global macroeconomic balances, support for Ukraine, combating organized crime, and critical minerals supply chains. The French Foreign Ministry highlighted this as the first G7 summit prioritizing cancer research and announced over $1 billion to tackle the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
• VivaTech 2026: On June 18 in Paris, PM Modi joined President Macron at VivaTech 2026, where India participated as the 'AI Country Partner'. PM Modi emphasized the democratization of technology to serve humanity.