Leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations kicked off their annual summit on Friday in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima, amid concerns over the global economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The three-day meeting of leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US began with the visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which displays horrors of atomic bombing in World War II.
Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida, who chairs the summit, greeted US President Joe Biden and other G-7 leaders at the Peace Memorial Park, where the museum is located.
Through their visit to the park, the G-7 leaders deepened their understanding of the reality of the atomic bombings, and reiterated their position that threats by Russia of nuclear weapon use, let alone weapon use, are inadmissible, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
The G-7 leaders are expected to discuss such issues as the global economy, the war in Ukraine, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, generative AI tools, and agricultural support for the developing and emerging nations, public broadcaster NHK said.
Source: Kuwait News Agency