In Photos: G7 leaders in Hiroshima; focus on tightening sanctions against Russia, reducing reliance on China
Formal sessions started Friday after the G7 leaders visited the Peace Memorial Park
Formal sessions started Friday after the G7 leaders visited the Peace Memorial Park
Published on May 19, 2023 04:26 PM IST 10 Photos
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The leaders of the G7 -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – met at the site of the world's first nuclear attack, with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida having said he hoped to make nuclear disarmament a key plank of discussions.(ANI)
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The formal sessions started Friday after the G7 leaders visited the Peace Memorial Park, with attention focused on tightening sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as well as reducing reliance on China for key materials in global supply chains.(AFP)
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From left, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visit the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, Friday, May19, 2023.(AP)
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Heiko von der Leyen, husband of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Britta Ernst, wife of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Japan's First Lady Yuko Kishida, US First Lady Jill Biden and Akshata Murty, wife of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims in the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023. (AFP)
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