External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may have his first interplay with the G7 leaders in London on Tuesday night, when he joins overseas ministers from a few of the world’s main democracies to agree on decisive motion on essentially the most crucial world points akin to threats to democracy.
In the primary main in-person diplomatic gathering for the reason that coronavirus pandemic started and the primary gathering of G7 Foreign Ministers since 2019, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will lead discussions on urgent geopolitical points that threaten to undermine democracy, freedoms and human rights. This contains relations with Russia, China, and Iran in addition to the disaster in Myanmar, the violence in Ethiopia and the continued warfare in Syria.
At the tip of a daylong set of periods at Lancaster House in London involving overseas ministers from the G7 international locations Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK and the European Union (EU)ministers from visitor international locations India, Australia, the Republic of Korea and South Africa and the Chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be a part of the discussions at a working dinner for the primary time as the main focus shifts to the Indo-Pacific area. The UK’s presidency of the G7 is a chance to deliver collectively open, democratic societies and display unity at a time when it’s a lot wanted to deal with shared challenges and rising threats, Raab mentioned.
“The addition of our mates from Australia, India, the Republic of Korea and South Africa, in addition to the chair of ASEAN displays the rising significance of the Indo Pacific area for the G7,” he said.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the UK, as the host nation, will use the working dinner to outline Britain’s vision for cooperation between the G7 and the nations of the Indo-Pacific region to develop stronger trade ties, ensure stability and tackle climate change. Jaishankar, who arrived in London on Monday, is scheduled for a bilateral meeting with Raab on Thursday at Chevening in Kent, around 50 km from London.
The G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ discussions during the day on Tuesday will cover the coup in Myanmar as attendees watch a video from the National Unity Government which will update them on the situation on the ground. Raab will urge G7 nations to take stronger action against the military junta. This includes expanding targeted sanctions against individuals and entities connected to the junta; support for arms embargoes and increased humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable in the country. The discussions will then turn to the situation in Libya and the ongoing war in Syria.
The afternoon session will cover the situation in Ethiopia as well as Somalia, the Sahel and Western Balkans. The foreign ministers will also discuss Russia’s ongoing “malign activity”, together with by the build-up of troops on the border with Ukraine and its imprisonment of opposition determine Alexei Navalny and the scenario in Belarus.
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