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Is G7 mechanism still relevant enough to tackle current global, regional issues?

After a series of ministerial meetings of the world's seven major industrialized economies, the long-awaited Group of Seven (G7) leaders'summit will finally be held Thursday in Ise-Shima in central Japan covering a series of urgent and important global and regional issues.

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Russia has no urgent need to return to G7: lawmaker

Russia has no urgent need to return to the Group of Seven (G7) as it has now become a club of U.S. friends, a Russian lawmaker said Tuesday.

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G7 should not complicate South China Sea issue

A statement on the South China Sea issued after the Hiroshima G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Monday appears to be yet another move by outsiders to fuel militarization of the region.

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China voices dissatisfaction with G7 foreign ministers' statement on sea disputes

​China on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) issued a statement that touched upon disputes in the East and South China Seas.

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G7 foreign ministers agree to strengthen cooperation on countering terrorism, other global issues

The two-day G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting closed here on Monday, with the foreign ministers of the seven industrialized countries issuing a joint communique, reaching consensus on a variety of global and regional issues including terrorism, refugees, and the DPRK nuclear problem.

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Dozens protest in Japan's Hiroshima amid G7 ministerial meeting

​Dozens of people gathered here on Sunday to protest against the Abe administration' s contradictory words on nuclear issues and its controversial security law.

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Japan's attempt to hijack G7 with South China Sea issue is self-deprecating

Japan's plan to place the South China Sea at the top of the agenda at the upcoming meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers is a self-deprecating move only to show a regional wave-maker keen on rocking the boat. If unchecked, such a provocation would shift the focus of the meeting from more deserving concerns.

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G7 summit produces few tangible results

After two days of meetings with a heavy agenda, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries left the Bavarian Alps on Monday with few tangible results.

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G7 vows to step up efforts to fight against terrorism

​The Group of Seven (G7) voiced Monday its commitment to step up efforts to fight against terrorism and terrorist financing.

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Canada hails WEF's rating for its soundest banking system in G7

​Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver welcomed Wednesday the World Economic Forum (WEF) rating of the country's banking system as the soundest in the world for the seventh year in a row in its annual Global Competitiveness Report.

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Diplomatic avenues to de-escalate Ukraine situation remain open: G7 leaders

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations and the European Union on Monday said diplomatic avenues to de-escalate the Ukraine situation remain open, encouraging Russia to take them.

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G7 FinMins meeting closes with agreement to promote bank reforms

The two-day finance ministers and central bank governors meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) closed at the Hartwell House in Aylesbury of Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Saturday with no substantial agreements announced.

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G7 FinMins meeting closes with agreement to promote bank reforms

The two-day finance ministers and central bank governors meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) closed at the Hartwell House in Aylesbury of Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Saturday with no substantial agreements announced.