Tokyo, Feb. 21 (EFECOM).- Japan, which this year holds the rotating presidency of the G7, announced today that the finance ministers of the Group of Seven will meet next Thursday, on the eve of the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. , to analyze its impact and consider new sanctions.
The financial authorities of the countries of the group, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, will benefit from their participation in the G20 summit in the city Indian from Bangalore meet.
“We will talk about the influence of the invasion on the global economy while reaffirming the unity of the G7’s support for Ukraine and pressure on Russia,” including sanctions, Japan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Finance Shunichi Suzuki during an appearance following a meeting of the Japanese Cabinet.
Suzuki assured that from the G7, in “close” collaboration with the international community, they must “take adequate measures to achieve the ultimate goal of Russia’s withdrawal” from Ukraine, according to statements collected by the chain. NHK public.
The meeting will take place a day before the first anniversary of the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and will precede a telematic summit of G7 leaders scheduled for the anniversary, also proposed by Japan in its year of presidency, and which will be attended by the president Ukrainian, Volodimir Zelensky.
This Thursday will be the second such meeting convened by the Japanese presidency of the G7 after the face-to-face meeting of foreign ministers held in the German city of Munich last weekend on the sidelines of the conference. on security.
During this meeting, the G7 foreign ministers demanded that “third countries” not offer military support to Russia and reiterated their intention to continue to intensify sanctions against Moscow and to support Kyiv “as well long as it takes,” according to Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi.
Between April and May, Japan will host most of the G7 meetings and the summit in Hiroshima on Japanese territory, a meeting in which the hosts hope to showcase their commitment to Ukraine, as well as send a message in favor of denuclearization. EFECOM
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