The G7 foreign ministers are meeting Saturday and Sunday in Liverpool, northern England. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, whose country holds the G7 presidency, intends to show “a united front against global aggressors,” the ministry said.
“I want the G7 countries to deepen their relations in areas such as trade, investment, technology and security, so that we can defend and promote freedom and democracy around the world. And I will do so in the next few days,” the minister said.
The foreign ministers of Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom are discussing the ongoing crises, particularly in Burma.
It is also expected that the G7 ministers will demand that Iran stop the nuclear escalation and return to the Vienna Agreement.
“This weekend, the world’s most powerful democracies will take a stand against aggressors who seek to undermine freedom, sending a clear message that we are showing a united front,” Truss said before the meeting.
This is the second in-person meeting of the G7 foreign ministers this year, after a meeting in May in London.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Liverpool on Friday, where he met with Truss, as well as environmentalist Annalena Birbock, who has just taken over as Germany’s foreign minister.
After the G7 summit, he will head to Southeast Asia.
Given the health situation, and in light of the spread of the mutant Omicron in the United Kingdom, strict measures will be taken at the Liverpool Museum, which is hosting the meeting. Delegates were obliged to submit BCR tests prior to arrival, and to undergo daily check-ups.
Over the weekend, Truss participates in bilateral meetings with her counterparts from the G7 and the European Union.
South Korea and Australia will participate in the meeting as “guests”, while other countries will participate by default.
This weekend Truss is also launching a UK-led initiative to support better investment cooperation in Africa’s “most fragile markets”.
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