OREANDA-NEWS Japan, as Chairman of the G7 Group of Seven, will continue to promote sanctions against Russia and assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers Hirokazu Matsuno during a press conference.

"Japan, as chairman of the G7, will work closely with the international community and, first of all, with the Group of Seven countries to promote sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine," he said.

Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the world is at a historic "turning point" due to the coronavirus pandemic and the fighting in Ukraine, which "shake the world order to the ground." Among the problems facing the world, the Japanese Prime minister named energy and food security, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, climate change, etc.

Japan became the chairman of the Big Seven this year. The G7 summit will be held in Japan in May. Kishida plans to invite world leaders to the Atomic Bomb Museum in Hiroshima, writes Japan Times. The Nikkei edition has learned that Japan is considering inviting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the summit.