Zelenskyy seeks diplomatic, military support
The final day of the Group of Seven leaders’ summit is under way in Japan’s Hiroshima, with all eyes on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his talks with international leaders.
Zelenskyy, who made a dramatic entrance at the summit last night, held bilateral talks this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.‘We are all citizens of Hiroshima’, says Kishida
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has urged the world to never resort to the use of nuclear weapons as he wrapped up the G7 summit in Hiroshima.
Speaking in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, which serves as a permanent reminder of the effects of nuclear weapons, Kishida said today’s generations continue to talk about the “unspeakable devastation” that atomic bombs have wrought.“We are all citizens of Hiroshima,” he declared.
“We the G7 leaders are gathered here in this place transcending time. We are hearing together the voice and prayers of Hiroshima. There should never be any threat of use of nuclear weapons, let alone use, to change the status quo by force,” he added.Biden invites Japan, S Korea leaders to US for talks
US President Joe Biden has invited the leaders of Japan and South Korea to formal three-way talks in Washington, DC, according to a senior US administration official.
The leaders met briefly on the sidelines of the G7 summit, to which host Japan invited South Korea as long-frosty ties between the neighbours thaw.
G7 summit to wrap up; Kishida to speak to press
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to wrap up the G7 summit following talks on Ukraine.
The Japanese leader will speak to the press at 2:30pm (05:30 GMT).
Kishida has taken by far the strongest stance in the region against Russia’s war in Ukraine, imposing sanctions on hundreds of Russian entities and providing about $7bn in aid to Ukraine.
He has repeatedly linked Ukraine’s plight to the fate of self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its territory and has threatened to retake by force if necessary.Italy’s Meloni returns home early to tackle flood crisis
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has left the G7 summit a day earlier than scheduled to lead the response to flooding that hit the north of her country this week.
Torrential rains devastated eastern parts of the Emilia-Romagna region, killing 14 people, displacing 36,000 others and causing billions of euros worth of damage.
“I have decided to come back to Italy. Frankly, I can’t stay so far away from Italy at such a difficult time. After two days and more away, my conscience requires me to come back,” she told a press briefing on Saturday, adding that she had informed the other G7 leaders.
