At the summit “the big seven” is also expected statement on the situation in the South China sea.
The heads of state of the “big seven” intend to subject the lifting of sanctions with Russia on the full implementation by Moscow of Minsk agreements and respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Such decision will be made at the next G7 meeting to be held in Japan on may 26-27. The current validity of economic sanctions to expire at the end of July 2016.
Last week from German and American diplomatic circles it became known that at the G7 summit will focus in particular on the extension of sanctions against Russia. The Japanese government thus sees Parallels between the behavior of the Russian Federation in relation to Ukraine and the actions of Beijing in two seas – the South China and East China.
In this regard, in Tokyo in favor of a common position of the “big seven” in relation to both countries. It is expected that by the end of the G7 summit to oppose the construction of artificial Islands and military infrastructure in the South China sea, which could “break the current situation”.
