G7 issues joint statement on many international issues

SGGP November 9, 2023 06:06

The joint statement covered topics including the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the situation on the Korean peninsula, developments in the Indo- Pacific , and promoting enhanced cooperation with Central Asia...

After two days of meetings, the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers' Conference ended on November 8 with a joint statement addressing topics including the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the situation on the Korean peninsula, developments in the Indo- Pacific , and promoting increased cooperation with Central Asia...

Delegates pose for a group photo at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on November 8. Source: VNA

Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in a press conference closing the conference as saying that G7 members affirmed the need for “urgent action to resolve the humanitarian crisis” in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian land under siege by Israel, stressing the importance of complying with international humanitarian law in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The G7 foreign ministers also stressed their unwavering support for a united and central ASEAN, promoting cooperation in line with the ASEAN Vision on the Indian Ocean and the Pacific; the need to cooperate with China to deal with global challenges as well as areas of common interest; affirmed the universal and unified nature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the important role of the 1982 UNCLOS in establishing the legal framework governing all activities in the seas and oceans...

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/g7-ra-tuyen-bo-chung-ve-nhieu-van-de-quoc-te-post713345.html