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DUBAI: With the G7 Summit set to take place in Hiroshima this year, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

It is one of the ministerial meetings held in conjunction with the G7 Summit, and its significance is that it forms the basis for discussions at the Summit.

According to MOFA, the Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries, along with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security attend the meeting to exchange frank views on latest international affairs.

The meeting will take place from April 16-18 in Karuizawa town, Nagano prefecture.

With a total of eleven meetings held in 2022, the G7 members exchanged in-depth views on the situation in Ukraine, China, the Indo-Pacific, and other issues.

The Japanese Government also launched on Jan. 4 the official website to widely publicize the G7 Hiroshima Summit, which will be hosted by Japan on May 19–21.

The website is to promote the public understanding on the significance and themes of the G7 Hiroshima Summit, as well as to provide the information of Japan’s G7 Presidency, including related ministerial meetings. It will also communicate the charms of Japanese culture.