This Friday will begin in Hiroshima a new G7 Summit which will last until Sunday 21. The axis of the meeting between the leaders of the world’s major economies will be the Russian invasion of Ukraineand as a promoter of creating a mediation and peace group, the president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, will be a guest.
In addition, they will also address issues of global importance such as the climate change, artificial intelligence, food security, nuclear disarmament and economic resilienceamong other.
Fumio KishidaJapanese prime minister, in an interview with the local NHK channel, referred to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a central issue that will be discussed at the Summit, and He maintained that a “protracted” conflict is expectedfor which he called on the G7 to “unite again and show strength and solidarity towards Ukraine“, reported the Europa Press news agency.
“As the international community faces a tipping point, I think there is no better place to have this conversation than in Hiroshima.“he added, referring to the fact that that city was the scene in August 1945 of the explosion of an atomic bomb dropped by the United States.
For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyplans to intervene remotely in the forum that brings together several of its main allies: United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, the European Union and the host Japan.
In addition to Brazilthe other invited countries will be India (president this year of the G20) and the rulers of Indonesia, Cook Islands (in front of the Pacific Islands Forum), comoros (by the African Union), Vietnam, South Korea and Australia.
“Towards the G7, dialogue on peace, fight against climate change, development and global cooperation“, Lula tweeted today before getting on the plane that will take him to Hiroshima, with two previous stops in Mexico City and Anchorage (in Alaska, United States).
However, most of kyiv’s allied Western powers They do not coincide with the Brazilian president’s proposal, which, according to their argument, would put “the aggressor and the victim on the same level.”
Brazil and the rest of the guests they will not be able to sign the central document of the G7but they will sign a second text that will focus on the risk that war poses to global food security and will emphasize the need to allow trade in food produced in Ukraine.
Another central issue on the G7 agenda will be Chinasince the powers will seek establish a unified position on the situation in Taiwanwhich the Asian giant claims as part of its territory.
The meeting of ministers of G7 Foreign Relationsin April, which prepared the ground for the appointment of hiroshimafocused heavily on China and criticized Beijing for “militarization activities” in the South China Sea.
Source: Ambito
