G-7 Ends Hiroshima Summit with Pledge of Nuke-Free World

   By Yoshiya Sato
   Hiroshima, May 21 (Jiji Press)--The Group of Seven major democracies Sunday concluded their three-day summit in Hiroshima, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touting the "historic significance" of the G-7's show of commitment to a world without nuclear weapons.
   "I feel it is historically significant that the G-7 leaders issued such a statement after visiting the atomic-bombed city, listening to the voice of a hibakusha survivor, directly experiencing the reality of the atomic bombing and people's wishes for peace," Kishida told a news conference as chair of the just-ended summit in the western Japan city.
   On nuclear disarmament, the G-7 leaders released the Hiroshima Vision statement, reaffirming their commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons with undiminished security for all and denouncing Russia's nuclear threats in its invasion of Ukraine.
   Earlier on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined in person a G-7 session on the Ukrainian situation and a subsequent outreach session, which also included leaders of eight nonmember guest nations such as India, Indonesia and Brazil, on ways to tackle challenges against global peace and stability.

(2023/05/21-18:13)

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