In Photos: G7 leaders in Hiroshima; focus on tightening sanctions against Russia, reducing reliance on China

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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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From left, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sign a book during their visit at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Hiroshima Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, May 19, 2023.(AP)

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(Clockwise L to R) US President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a working lunch meeting at the start of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima.(AFP)

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) walks in front of US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other leaders visiting the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi on May 19, 2023, during the G7 Leaders' Summit being held in Hiroshima.(AFP)

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Police (foreground) monitor as a group of protesters (behind) march down a street to protest against the G7 Leaders' Summit on the first day of the gathering in the city of Hiroshima on May 19, 2023.(AFP)

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Several anti-G7 protesters march down a street in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023, as world leaders meet on the first day of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting nearby.(AFP)

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The exhibition of Hiroshima at the media center for the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday, May 19, 2023.(Bloomberg)