The Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in London was hit by a COVID-19 scare yesterday when India’s foreign minister and his entire team said they were self-isolating after two delegation members
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The top diplomats of the Group of Seven countries have expressed their concerns over the human rights violations in North Korea and urged the North to refrain from provocative actions and to return to talks.
They ve also called for a strengthening of cooperation to respond to the North s cyberattacks which fund its weapons programs.
The ministers also expressed concerns over some countries not enforcing international sanctions placed on the regime.
The joint statement, issued at the end of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting in London on Wednesday, reads: we call on North Korea to refrain from provocative actions and to engage in a diplomatic process with the explicit goal of denuclearization. We remain committed to the goal of complete, verifiable and irreversible abandonment of all of North Korea s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolution.
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COVID scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive
The Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in London was hit by a COVID-19 scare on Wednesday when India’s foreign minister and his entire team said they were self-isolating after two delegation members tested positive.
Britain is hosting the three-day meeting – the first such G7 event in two years – which has been heavily billed as a chance to restart face-to-face diplomacy and a opportunity for the West to show a united front against threats from China and Russia.
India, currently undergoing the world’s worst surge in COVID-19 cases, is attending the G7 as a guest and had been due to take part in meetings on Tuesday evening and throughout Wednesday.