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Lyon will host an international summit with the world's greatest leaders

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The Editor

MICHEL GANGNE / AFP

Break out the flags, Lyon is back on the international stage! On November 20 and 21, the Rhône prefecture will welcome the Interior Ministers of the seven G7 countries for two days of discussions on security. A return thirty years after Bill Clinton and world leaders visited in 1996.

The G7 Returns to Lyon Thirty Years Later

In 1996, Lyon hosted the 22nd G7 summit. At the time, Jacques Chirac welcomed the leaders of the world's major powers to the International City, with a memorable visit to Paul Bocuse. Among the guests were notably American President Bill Clinton, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and British Prime Minister John Major. In short, quite the impressive gathering at the table!

Thirty years later, the city is back in the spotlight for diplomatic discussions, though in a somewhat less spectacular format. On November 20th and 21st, a meeting dedicated to security issues will take place at the offices of the prefecture and the Rhône Department. This meeting is part of France's G7 presidency.

Seven Interior Ministers Expected at the Prefecture

At the table, we should find representatives from the seven member countries: France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Japan. The French Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez

z, will also participate in the exchanges. Two days of international discussions that should attract some official delegations to the streets of Lyon.

So, what will we be talking about? The fight against drug trafficking should take center stage in the discussions, as criminal networks far exceed national borders. Ministers should also address the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, two other priorities of this meeting.

Drug trafficking, terrorism and smuggling networks on the agenda

Another subject on the table: illegal migrant trafficking and smuggling networks. The goal will be to examine ways to strengthen cooperation between different countries to combat these activities. Issues that require international coordination and that are among the security priorities of the French presidency.

So we'll find representatives of seven major world powers in Lyon, thirty years after the 1996 summit. No diplomatic dinnerat Paul Bocuse announced this time(at least in the information shared), but two days of discussions that will put the city back on the international agenda.


Source : Lyon Mag