The increasing turmoil in the Middle East will not influence G7 support for Ukraine in its fight with Russia, Japan said, as G7 foreign ministers prepare to have virtual discussions with Kiev during a conference in Tokyo. "TVP World" .
The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, as well as the European Union, will gather in Tokyo on November 7-8 to address problems such as Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Gaza conflict.
"Our commitment to continue imposing tough sanctions against Russia and providing strong support to Ukraine has not wavered in the least," Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said during a press briefing.
She stated that the G7 is planning a virtual meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba at the Tokyo conference.
The nations acknowledge that Russia has settled into its long-term conflict in Ukraine, which necessitates continued military and economic backing for Kiev, according to a senior US official speaking after the bloc's foreign ministers met in September.
Since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the organization has been in the forefront of sanctions against Russia. In May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an unexpected appearance at the G7 leaders' conference in Hiroshima.
In the latest effort to exert economic pressure on Russia, the group is proposing penalties against Russian diamonds.
Japan also stated that US sanctions on the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia, in which Japanese corporations Mitsui & Co. and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) have a combined 10% interest, would be unavoidable.
The G7 appears to have found it simpler to find a solution to the Ukraine issue than to deal with the increasing situation between Israel and Gaza, which has killed hundreds of civilian lives and threatens to develop into a regional catastrophe.
Since the commencement of the war, the Group of Seven has only released one united statement on the fighting, which was only a few phrases long. Other members of the group issued their own remarks.
The G7 will meet in Tokyo to call for a cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza, which Israel is bombing in response to an attack by Hamas terrorists. /BGNES
