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G7 meets developing nations amid China concerns

Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced democracies met with representatives of emerging and developing countries in Asia and Africa. The so-called outreach programme involves Chad, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Laos

G7 meets developing nations amid China concerns

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the G7 Summit in Shima. AP/PTI



  • Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced democracies met with representatives of emerging and developing countries in Asia and Africa. The so-called outreach programme involves Chad, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Laos
  • G7 host Japan said ahead of the meeting that it would zero in on Asia's stability and prosperity including "open and stable seas" as well as United Nations sustainable development goals, with a focus on Africa
  • The reference to maritime issues comes as tensions build over Beijing's claims to almost the entire South China Sea, a strategic body of water that encompasses key global shipping lanes
  • At the close of their formal session in Ise-Shima, G7 leaders fired a broadside across China's bows over its behaviour in the region, without mentioning Beijing by name

Group leaders condemn North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests 

  • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the second day of the G7 talks said the group leaders condemn in the strongest terms North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests, and "strongly demand" that it acts upon international concerns immediately
  •  “Realising a world free of nuclear weapons is not easy. However, we share the strong will to move forward  hand-in-hand,” the Guardian quoted him as saying while speaking about nuclear non-proliferation

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