According to the Japanese government, the foreign ministers of the group of seven industrialized countries called for a peaceful solution to the Taiwan question on Thursday in view of the increasing tensions over the self-governing democratic island.
On the first day of their two-day meeting at a meeting in the western German city of Munster, G-7 top diplomats reiterated "the importance of cross-strait peace and stability" and called for cross-strait issues to be resolved through peaceful means, the foreign ministry said on Friday with.
Taiwan has been governed separately since it was partitioned in 1949 as a result of a civil war, and Beijing considers the island a separatist province that will rejoin the mainland by force if necessary. Ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, alongside the European Union, also endorsed the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific pushed by Tokyo and Washington in a veiled counter-attack on expansion. of China's military activities in , the ministry said.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in the talks that the G7 should urge China to play a responsible role as a great power, while informing Beijing of "preparing for group cooperation" in areas where they can work together, said the ministry.
G7 ministers exchanged views on China's future after President Xi Jinping last month began an unprecedented third five-year term as Communist Party general secretary after holding a week-long party convention twice a decade, the ministry said .
As for North Korea, which has repeatedly tested ballistic missiles, including an apparent ICBM on Thursday morning, foreign ministers have "strongly condemned" Pyongyang's actions. At a 1 meeting focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the virtual participation of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the ministers pledged to remain united against Moscow and to support Kyiv before the winter.
They condemned Russia for its attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets. The G-7 countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine, including an asset freeze of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's central bank.
Other punitive measures include a federal embargo on Russian oil imports and their phasing out by the European Union and Japan. The measures have contributed to a surge in global oil prices, with Russia being one of the world's largest oil producers.
G7 ministers will discuss the situation in Iran and other regional and international concerns before issuing a joint statement on Friday, according to a Japanese government official. This year, the G-7 foreign ministers have held talks ten times. including virtual meetings.
They last met in September in New York on the sidelines of the annual session of the EU General Assembly. Japan will replace Germany in the rotating presidency of the G-7 next year
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