G-7 leaders to discuss proposal on peace summit for Ukraine

19 May 2023 12:10pm
(L to R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walk after laying wreaths during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Susan Walsh / POOL / AFP)
(L to R) European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walk after laying wreaths during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Susan Walsh / POOL / AFP)
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - A proposal for a Ukraine peace summit will be among agenda items at the upcoming Group of Seven meeting in Japan, an European Union (EU) official said on Thursday.

Along with support to Ukraine, the G-7 countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US - as well as the EU are expected to exchange views on an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

An EU official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, confirmed that a proposal for Ukraine peace summit will be at the table during the summit that will be hosted by Japan in Hiroshima on May 19-21.

The leaders are expected to discuss the conference in line with the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the latest Group of 20 summit in Indonesia in 2022, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.

The 10-point plan includes restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity, withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities, and restoration of Ukraine's state borders with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while commenting on his recent Europe tour covering Italy, Germany, France, and the UK, said peace was discussed at all the meetings, and "now there is more willingness of our partners to follow the Ukrainian formula."

"There is more support for our accession to the EU, more understanding that Ukraine's accession to Nato will happen, it is inevitable," Zelenskyy added.

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Meanwhile, China also continues its efforts to end the war in Ukraine as Beijing's Eurasian affairs envoy Li Hui met with Zelenskyy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Thursday. - BERNAMA-ANADOLU

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