The symbolic city of Hiroshima, Japan, was chosen by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the G7 summit to express his commitment to peace.
The group is formed by the seven most industrialized nations in the world, with Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom. The meetings start this Friday (19) and go until Sunday (21).
Kishida, who presides over the G7, claims that the world is going through a major crisis with the invasion triggered by Russia in the territory of Ukraine and with the risk of using nuclear weapons, after threats from Moscow.
Hiroshima was the target of the explosion of an atomic bomb dropped by the United States in 1945, during World War II. With this, Japan wants to express that it is against military aggression, nuclear weapons and attempts to overthrow the international order.
On Saturday (20), on the second day of the summit, the heads of state and international delegations will participate in a visit to the Parque Memoria da Paz in the city, where a ceremony will be held with the laying of flowers and a tribute to the victims of the atomic bomb. .
Among the main perspectives that will be addressed in the meetings is the rejection of any threat attempt or even the use of nuclear weapons, as proposed by Russia.
The group sees the war in Eastern Europe as a challenge to the democratic rule of law and “will continue to strongly promote sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine.
As part of efforts to declare an end to the war, the G7 is expected to lift new sanctions against the Russians.
According to a statement from a US official, the group’s measures are aimed at disrupting Russia’s ability to obtain necessary materials for the battlefield, close loopholes used to evade sanctions and further reduce the country’s international dependence on energy, in addition to try to tighten Moscow’s access to the international financial system.
Another document should be issued with sanctions issued by the countries invited to the summit, with Brazil, Australia, Comoros, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam.
(*With information from Reuters)
Source: CNN Brasil
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