Monument to the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. File photoTOKYO, May 21 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida named the city of Hiroshima as one of the priority candidates for hosting the G7 summit in 2023. The question of the venue of the summit will be raised at a bilateral meeting of the leaders of Japan and the United States in late May .
Sanctions on Russia were discussed at the G7 Treasury Meeting»At the US-Japan Summit, I want to reaffirm our cooperation to realize the great the ideal is to strive for a world without nuclear weapons. Therefore, the location of the summit is perhaps an important issue. The government is considering the location of the summit and agreeing on it. In my opinion, this (Hiroshima) is one of the priority candidates,» Kishida said in an interview with the newspaper » Nikkei», answering the question whether he considers Hiroshima a priority candidate for the summit. The prime minister added that when choosing a venue, «we proceed from cold-blooded assessment in terms of objective conditions and in terms of what signal the G7 summit, hosted in Japan, should send to the world community.» Kishida's family comes from Hiroshima, his constituency is located in this city. Japan. US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Japan on May 22-24, and on May 23 he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. >Foreign Ministry: the organization of Lavrov's visit to Japan is not considered
