G7 Targets Main Opponents and Demands Peace from UN Leaders Russia and China

top diplomats of the world leading democracies united in a joint statement condemning global adversaries such as Iran and North Korea and calling on Russia and China to be mindful of their security obligations to the United Nations.

After two days of meetings, G7 officials released a lengthy statement on Friday to their main geopolitical rivals, warning them to abide by international law.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) meet for bilateral talks at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Münster, Germany, Friday, November 11.  4, 2022.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) meet for bilateral talks at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Münster, Germany, Friday, November 11. 4, 2022.
(AP Photo/Martin Meisner, Poole)

“We again call on Russia to immediately end the war aggression against Ukraine and withdraw all their forces and military equipment,” the group said before accusing Moscow of “terrorism” against Ukrainian civilians and “irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.”

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G7 said on Friday it has created a “coordination mechanism” to help Kyiv repair, rebuild and protect its critical infrastructure, which has been partially destroyed by Iranian-supplied drones that Tehran donated to Moscow.

The alliance vowed to continue applying international sanctions against Iran for its military assistance to Russia and called on Tehran to stop participating not only in the bloody war, but also in gross violations of human rights at home.

“We strongly condemn Iran’s continued destabilizing activities in and around the Middle East,” the statement said. “These include Iran’s actions with both ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), that is, drones, and the transfer of such advanced weapons to state and non-state actors.”

Police officers fire on a drone during a strike by a Russian drone, believed by local authorities to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10.  17, 2022.

Police officers fire on a drone during a strike by a Russian drone, believed by local authorities to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicle, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10. 17, 2022.
(REUTERS/Vadim Sarakhan/Archive photo)

Iran was not the only country convicted of illegal weapons activities.

G7 leaders also condemned North Korea’s historic use of missiles this week and the failed attempt to test another ICBM launch as the US and South Korea conduct joint military exercises.

The US extended military exercises on Thursday after Pyongyang threatened to make Washington and Seoul “pay the worst price in history” and fired at least 23 missiles at South Korea after launching a medium-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years. Earlier this month, the G7 move was denounced on Friday as “reckless.”

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“We reiterate our demand that the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] give up its nuclear weapons, existing nuclear programs and any other weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs,” the group said.

Regional alliances over Russian war in Ukraine there was a renewed split on the eastern front of Asia between Japan, North and South Korea and China.

G7 diplomats warn China again against interference in the regional status quo and urged him to “refrain from threats, coercion, intimidation or the use of force”.

Clockwise from left: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Republic of Ghana Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock, Republic of Ghana Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Canadian Foreign Office Minister Melanie Jolie, Minister Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, African Union Commission Vice President Monique Nsanzabaganwa and EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell pose for a photograph at the historic City Hall during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.  Meeting in Münster, Germany, Friday, November.  4, 2022.

Clockwise from left: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Republic of Ghana Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock, Republic of Ghana Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Canadian Foreign Office Minister Melanie Jolie, Minister Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, African Union Commission Vice President Monique Nsanzabaganwa and EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell pose for a photograph at the historic City Hall during the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting. Meeting in Münster, Germany, Friday, November. 4, 2022.
(Bernd Lauter / poolside photo via AP)

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The statement said top leaders remain “gravely concerned about the situation in and around the East and South China Seas” after Beijing’s aggressive power stance on Taiwan earlier this year.

Strong language G7 with respect to China reflects the sentiment the US echoed last month when it named Beijing as its top security concern while saying it would continue diplomatic ties with the Asian superpower.