Middle East conflict dominates G7 foreign ministers' meeting

SGGP 11/08/2023 06:59

According to Kyodo news agency, on the evening of November 7, the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers' Meeting opened in Tokyo, Japan. This is the second time this year that G7 foreign ministers have met in Japan, following the meeting in April in Nagano Prefecture.

Flags of the G7 countries and the European Union at the G7 Summit in Elmau Castle, Germany, June 28, 2022. Illustration photo: AFP/TTXVN

Analysts say the escalating conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group, as well as the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, will likely dominate the agenda of this year's G7 Foreign Ministers' Conference.

The conference is expected to discuss issues such as the Hamas-Israel conflict, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, developments in the Indo- Pacific region, North Korea's missile and nuclear issues, Japan's discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea from the decommissioned Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, etc.

This G7 Foreign Ministers' Conference was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Canada, Italy and European Union officials.