(Update) 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.
   As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise in-person attendance at the summit in the western Japan city, the G-7 reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to provide diplomatic, financial, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine and restore peace in the country fighting Russia's aggression.
   "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.
   He was referring to the Hiroshima Vision statement on nuclear disarmament by the G-7 leaders, which reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons with undiminished security for all and denounced Russia's nuclear threats in its invasion of Ukraine.

(2023/05/21-22:28)

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