{"id":15466,"date":"2023-05-22T12:51:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T09:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=15466"},"modified":"2023-05-23T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:04:42","slug":"g7-leaders-pledge-long-term-support-for-ukraine-and-seek-constructive-ties-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/g7-leaders-pledge-long-term-support-for-ukraine-and-seek-constructive-ties-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"G7 leaders pledge long-term support for Ukraine and seek constructive ties with China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

G7 leaders gathered in Hiroshima with a unified vision to address global challenges. They expressed solidarity with Ukraine, emphasized disarmament efforts, and pledged to clean energy transition. They also called for \u201cconstructive\u201d ties with China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders of the world\u2019s richest democracies met for a three-day summit in the southern Japanese city of Hiroshima, from May 19 to May 21, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal bloc of leading industrialist democracies with no permanent headquarters, presidency, or international legal status. The bloc consists of Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The group was founded by six of the seven countries in 1973 to counter the oil crisis. Canada joined the group in the coming year to make it G7. Russia also joined the group in 1998 to make it G8, however, it was expelled in 2014 after Moscow annexed Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Expanded guest list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The G7 summit was attended by more countries than its name suggests. Leaders from 16 different countries, as well as representatives from the European Union, participated in the event. Host of this year\u2019s G7 Summit<\/span><\/a>, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, made a lot of efforts in the run-up to the event for expanding the participants list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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G7 leaders with the leaders of eight invited countries, and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who participated as a guest, at the G7 Hiroshima summit 2023. (Image Credit: Japan Foreign Ministry)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Leaders of India, Brazil, Vietnam, South Korea, Australia, and Indonesia were also present during the meeting. The President of Comoros attended the G7 meeting to represent the African Union while the Prime Minister of Cook Islands was representing the Pacific Island Forum at the summit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also made an appearance at the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Joint Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders of all seven members arrived in Hiroshima to participate in the 49th G7 Summit. At the end of the three-day meeting, a joint statement<\/span><\/a> was issued that puts a special emphasis on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, calling out Russia for its \u201cillegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.\u201d The statement reaffirms that \u201csupport for Ukraine will not waver.\u201d It added that \u201cwe will not tire in our commitment to mitigate the impact of Russia\u2019s illegal actions on the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After meeting in Hiroshima, the city of peace, we are moving forward together.

We agreed that:

Security in Europe and Asia is indivisible and UN principles must be upheld;

Climate action will be stepped up;

Partnerships should be win-win.

The @G7<\/a> is more united than ever. pic.twitter.com\/UJ96Jf6OMg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>