Liverpool [UK], December 11 (ANI): The Group of Seven industrialised nations’ Foreign Ministers exchanged their views on the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the echoing name to boycott the video games, Kyodo News reported citing a Japanese delegation supply.
The G-7 assembly in Liverpool, England, is being held as Australia, UK and Canada have joined forces with the United States over a diplomatic boycott, citing China’s human rights report, however France, to host the Summer Games in Paris in 2024, and Italy, which can host the Winter Games in 2026, are unlikely to observe swimsuit, the Japanese publication stated additional.
Among different points, the Foreign Ministers have additionally expressed issues over the Russian army’s actions across the border with Ukraine.
The prime diplomats from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US together with the European Union are prone to talk about extra wide-ranging points within the assembly.
For the primary time, the G-7 overseas ministers on Sunday shall be joined by their counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for an expanded assembly.
Both teams are anticipated to hunt coordination over China’s army buildup and assertive territorial claims within the Indo-Pacific area stated Kyodo News.
Of the 10-member ASEAN, Myanmar shall be excluded from the assembly because the nation has been thrown into political turmoil following the army coup in February.
Britain holds the G-7 presidency this yr. It has additionally invited Australia, South Korea and India for expanded classes on Sunday with the G-7 and ASEAN on safety and infrastructure improvement within the Indo-Pacific, the coronavirus pandemic and gender equality, reported the Japanese publication. (ANI)