Hiroshima [Japan], May 19 (ANI): Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Friday laid wreaths on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan’s Hiroshima.
They additionally planted saplings at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
After laying wreaths on the Hiroshima Memorial, the G7 leaders posed for an image collectively.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Council President Charles Michel, US President Joe Biden, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posed for the image.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomed the G7 leaders as they arrived one after the other on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. For his go to to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, US President Joe Biden was accompanied by his spouse Jill Biden. UK PM Rishi Sunak alongside together with his spouse Akshata Murty visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (Genbaku Dome) – the one construction left standing within the space, depicting the aftermath the place the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on town on August 6, 1945. The G7 leaders are at the moment in Japan to attend the G7 Summit scheduled to be held in Hiroshima from May 19-21. Notably, Japan assumed the G7 Presidency in 2023.
The G7 grouping includes Japan, Italy, Canada, France, the US, the UK and Germany. Japan beneath its G7 Presidency has invited leaders from Australia, Brazil, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam, in keeping with the assertion.
The G7 Summit is a world discussion board held yearly for the leaders of the G7 member states of France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada (so as of rotating presidency), and the European Union (EU).
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in a message mentioned, “From May 19 to 21, the G7 Summit will be held in Hiroshima, my hometown. Hiroshima is a beautiful city surrounded by the lush green Chugoku Mountains, facing the calm Seto Inland Sea.””I truly look forward to welcoming the G7 Leaders to Hiroshima. At the same time, as the world’s attention turns to Japan this year, it will be a great opportunity to show the world the charms of our country, from beautiful landscapes, traditional culture and local foods to cutting-edge technology,” he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday departed for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. PM Modi in an announcement earlier than his departure, mentioned that he’ll depart for Japan to attend the G7 Summit on the invitation of Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.
He mentioned that his presence on the G7 Summit is especially significant as India this yr holds the G20 Presidency.
Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said, “PM @narendramodi embarks on a visit to Japan, Papua New GuineaAustralia. First leg of the visit takes him to Japan for the @G7 Summit. An opportunity to engage with important partners in multilateral and bilateral formats.” (ANI)