All sessions of G7 summit end in Hiroshima

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  • 21 May, 2023
  • 12:22
All sessions of G7 summit end in Hiroshima

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) and the states invited to the summit in Hiroshima completed all the sessions on Sunday, Report informs via TASS.

In just three days, they held 10 sessions and discussed various topics such as the situation around Ukraine, relations with China, problems in the world economy, nuclear disarmament and cooperation with partners outside the G7.

On May 20, the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, the Cook Islands, Comoros, and South Korea, joined the G7 summit. Also, on Sunday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in two sessions on Ukrainian issues, including in an expanded format with leaders of countries outside the G7.

At the first session with Zelensky, the G7 leaders reaffirmed that they would "continue their commitment to providing diplomatic, financial, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine." According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, initially, the Ukrainian president was supposed to take part in the summit online. The agreement was reached during the visit of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Kyiv in March.

Japan is chairing the G7 this year and is holding its summit in Hiroshima from 19 to 21 May.