2023-05-20 17:01:16
The continued support for Ukraine in the war against Russia, the commercial decoupling of China and the tension in the Taiwan Strait have been some of the central points of the declaration issued this Saturday by the G7 during their summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
UKRAINE
– The leaders once again reaffirm their condemnation of the war launched by Russia in neighboring Ukraine, which represents a “threat” to the international order.
– They pledge to continue supporting kyiv for as long as necessary, both from a diplomatic, financial, humanitarian and military point of view.
– They ask China to mediate in the war so that Russia immediately withdraws its Russian troops from the territory of the neighboring country and ceases the conflict.
– Show your “grave concern” for the actions “destabilizing” from Iran, especially the transfer to Russia of armed drones.
CHINA
– They ask Beijing to cease its “unjustified” sovereignty claims in the East China Sea area and to resolve the tensions around Taiwan peacefully.
– They call to build constructive relations with China while reducing their “excessive dependencies” for supplies from Beijing.
– They highlight their concern about China’s “unrelated to international trade practices” in its dominant position as an exporter.
– They undertake to counteract “malicious practices”, such as the transfer of illegitimate technology or the disclosure of data.
DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION
– They reaffirm their commitment to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and atomic non-proliferation.
– They welcome the steps taken for a responsible and effective export of materials and technologies with potential military use.
– Call for more United Nations sanctions on North Korea for its “unprecedented volume” of missile launches in 2022.
ECONOMIC SECURITY
– They undertake to take “the necessary measures” to guarantee financial stability in the face of transformations such as banking digitization and the proliferation of crypto assets.
– The central banks of the member countries will adjust their policies to tackle the high level of inflation.
– They highlight the urgency of supporting small and medium-sized economies in their debt problems and address their vulnerabilities in this regard to promote their growth.
– They commit to contribute 21 billion dollars to tackle humanitarian crises such as food supply problems and the vulnerability of women.
TRADE
– They agree on their vision of a reconfiguration of supply chains to make them more resilient and diverse to make them fairer.
– They are in favor of strengthening their alliances with emerging powers to contribute to the construction of this new structure of the supply chains and help its development.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
– Commit to work to create a regulatory framework for generative artificial intelligences to avoid the risks associated with its rapid unregulated expansion.
CLIMATE CHANGE
– They remain firm in the commitment of the Paris Agreement, limiting the increase in global temperature to 1.5 °C.
– Achieve a green transformation and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
ENERGY
– They commit to comprehensively address energy security, the climate crisis and geopolitical risks to address the current energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
– They underline the commitment to accelerate the elimination of fossil fuels.
FOOD SAFETY
– Commit to continue efforts to address global food security issues.
– They renew their commitment to create a global health system focused on combating future health emergencies, such as pandemics, and reducing their impact.
– Commit to reversing the first global decline in life expectancy in more than seven decades through global health coverage.
GENDER
– Commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
– They agreed to work for the inclusion of the LGTB+ collectives.
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