Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are meeting on Monday as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East enter a decisive phase and there is pressure to step up diplomatic efforts before the new US administration takes office.
The hopes of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon are foremost on the agenda of the Group of Seven meeting being held outside Rome. Ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and America are attending the meeting.
दो On Monday, the first day of the day-long meeting, the G-7 will be attended by ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, UAE and Qatar and the Secretary General of the Arab League.
“Discussed with partners ways to support efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, initiatives to support the population and promote a credible political horizon for stability in the region,” Italy’s foreign ministry said. Will go.”
Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister of host country Italy, added another topic to the G7 agenda last week after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’s military chief.
Italy is a founding member of the group and hosted the Rome conference for the group that came into existence in 1998. Italy’s right-wing government has been strongly supporting Israel since the Hamas attacks on October 7, as well as providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
The Italian government has adopted a cautious stance, reaffirming its support and respect for the court. However, he expressed concern and described the warrant as politically motivated. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, reiterating US President Joe Biden’s statement, said, “There can be no equivalence between the responsibilities of the State of Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas.”
