Japan hosts G7 foreign ministers' meeting amid protests
Time:2024-05-21 11:36:06 Source:worldViews(143)
KARUIZAWA, Japan, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc.
The top diplomats, including Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are expected to discuss issues such as the Ukraine crisis and nuclear disarmament over the next two days.
On Sunday, Hayashi and his G7 counterparts took the one-hour shinkansen train ride from Tokyo to Karuizawa, whose arrival was accompanied by protests in the train station area, with people holding banners like "Objection to G7," calling the role of the club of the rich countries into question.
The talks in Karuizawa, which run until Tuesday, are meant to prepare for setting the agenda for the G7 leaders' summit to be held in Hiroshima in May.
You may also like
- Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
- April 11, 2024
- Prisoner and corrections officers take refuge in van after shots fired
- Woman dies after ambulance takes hour to respond to emergency call
- What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
- WHO asks China for more information on spike in pediatric respiratory illnesses
- VOX POPULI: Message for this year’s rookie workers: You are an empty glass
- OJ Simpson death: Who was he, was he ever convicted, and why was he acquitted?
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26