The talks will deal with Russia’s struggle on Ukraine, nuclear disarmament, synthetic intelligence, local weather change and financial safety.
Hiroshima, Japan – United States President Joe Biden has arrived for a Group of Seven summit set to be dominated by Russia’s struggle on Ukraine and issues about China’s rising energy and affect.
In the course of the talks in Hiroshima, Biden is predicted to rally the G7 international locations to extend strain on Moscow to finish the struggle in Ukraine and be a part of his administration’s efforts to push again in opposition to Beijing.
Biden started his talks with the summit’s host, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, on Thursday night forward of the opening of the three-day summit.
Kishida will formally welcome the G7 leaders on Friday on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which marks the location of the primary detonation of an atomic bomb.
The members of the G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US – are anticipated to announce new sanctions in opposition to Russia and measures to deal with financial coercion by China throughout the high-profile annual gathering, which can even be attended on-line by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The world’s longest and largest developed economies are additionally anticipated to debate nuclear disarmament, synthetic intelligence, local weather change, financial safety and improved cooperation with growing international locations.
Whereas the G7 is predicted to boost strain on Moscow and Beijing, there are divisions amongst international locations about how far punitive measures ought to go.
Japan and European international locations are seen as reluctant to slash commerce with Russia and China to the extent favoured by Washington.
Japan and European international locations final month shot down a US proposal to successfully ban Russian exports outright as a result of they thought of it unrealistic, the Monetary Instances reported.
European diplomats have additionally reportedly raised issues about proposals to completely shut down pure gasoline pipelines that Russia turned off after its invasion of Ukraine final 12 months.
Biden is attending the G7 summit after he cancelled visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia, so he may return to the US early to attend negotiations with Congress about raising the US government’s debt ceiling.
