Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia’s struggle in Ukraine and highlighted the necessity to interact with China to handle international challenges as they closed their conferences in Japan on Tuesday.
While noting the significance of working with China on points resembling local weather change and international well being safety, the ministers expressed issues in a joint communique about China’s actions within the East and South China Seas and its stance towards Taiwan.
“We reaffirm the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait as an indispensable element in security and prosperity in the international community, and call for the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues,” the ministers stated.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated within the talks along with his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan there was “remarkable convergence” concerning issues about China and what’s being completed to handle these issues.
Blinken advised reporters that concerning stalled U.S.-China discussions, the United States believes “that having lines of communication, being able to engage across the broad rand of issues that animate the relationship is important.”
“My expectation would be that we will be able to move forward on that, but it does require China to make clear its own intentions in doing that,” Blinken stated.
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The G-7 ministers stated of their communique they’re dedicated to “intensifying sanctions against Russia,” whereas additionally coordinating to ensure Russia and others don’t evade these measures. They additionally warned Russia towards using nuclear or chemical weapons and condemned Russia’s occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
“Russia must withdraw all forces and equipment from Ukraine immediately and unconditionally,” the ministers stated. “We recommitted today to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes and to providing sustained security, economic, and institutional support to help Ukraine defend itself, secure its free and democratic future, and deter future Russian aggression.”
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Blinken stated G-7 members will “remind the world who is the aggressor and who is the victim” within the battle that Russia began with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine final yr. He additionally stated Russia is breaking its guarantees by blocking Ukraine’s grain exports from reaching areas of the world the place they’re badly wanted.
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Regarding Iran, the G-7 ministers expressed concern about what they referred to as Iran’s “continued destabilizing activities,” and referred to as on Iran to cease supplying drones to Russian forces who’ve been utilizing them to hold out assaults in Ukraine.
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“We remain deeply concerned about Iran’s unabated escalation of its nuclear program, which has no credible civilian justification and brings it dangerously close to actual weapon-related activities,” the ministers stated as they referred to as on Iran to meet its nuclear non-proliferation commitments.
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The G-7 ministers additionally stated they’ve issues about Afghanistan and the nation’s Talban leaders, saying they “condemn the Taliban’s systematic abuses of human rights of women and girls and discrimination against the members of religious and ethnic minorities.”
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Some info for this report got here from The Associated Press.