Primary sources · September 2026
The Call, as published.
22 leaders from 20 countries, plus the European Commission. Finland is counted twice as leaders and once as a country. This is not 22 countries.
22
leaders on the published Call
20
countries (Finland once)
+ EC
European Commission, not a state
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The 22 leaders and 20 countries
Names as printed on the Finnish host's Call page, 21 September 2026. The European Commission is a signatory institution. Finland appears twice in the leader list (president and prime minister) and once in the country list.
- Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
- Alexander Stubb, President of Finland
- Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland
- Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
- Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
- Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
- Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark
- Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
- Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany
- Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
- Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Ireland
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan
- William Ruto, President of Kenya
- Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia
- Maia Sandu, President of Moldova
- Rob Jetten, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore
- Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain
- Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
- Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye
- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
Twenty countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates. Plus the European Commission.
Joint hosts
- A Call for Control of Frontier AI ModelsFull text and the 22-name signatory list. Canonical Finnish host. 21 September 2026.
- President Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway: international cooperationLead narrative. States the official count: 22 leaders from 20 countries, with the Commission named among supporters at launch.
- UN Secretary-General welcome (SG/SM/23291)Welcomes the Finnish and Norwegian initiative and repeats the explore-an-institution clause. 21 September 2026.
National notes
- Netherlands government hostDutch republication of the Call. 22 September 2026.
- Denmark Prime Minister's Office hostDanish republication (Erklæring om kunstig intelligens).
- Australia, doorstop, New YorkPrime Minister Albanese doorstop during UN week. National note from a signatory government.
Parallel tracks
- United States, White House UNGA releaseRejects constructing a "globalist scheme of control" for AI ("Super Intelligence"). Does not name the Call. 22 September 2026.
- France, Elysee text (PDF)Macron: support for the appeal launched by Norwegian and Finnish friends, without a French signature on the Call list.
- United Kingdom, UNGA speechBurnham welcomes Norway's proposal and points at a G20 path toward global AI principles. The UK is not on the signatory list. 22 September 2026.
- China, WAICO founding reportTwenty-nine countries sign an agreement in Shanghai establishing the World AI Cooperation Organization, 16 July 2026. Parallel intergovernmental vehicle. No Call-named Chinese statement is listed here.
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