Japan, France agree to join hands to achieve successful G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Monday to work together to realize a successful Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima later this year.During their talks in Paris, Kishida and Macron also confirmed the need for the G-7 to maintain strict sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine since February 2022 and continue to support Kyiv, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.Kishida visited France on the first leg of his weeklong tour of G-7 countries that includes Italy, Britain, Canada and the United States, to prepare for the summit in May in the w…READ FULL ARTICLE