Italy: G7 defence officials on Saturday met against the backdrop of various continuing military problems, expressing concern over increase in Lebanon while pledging “unwavering help” for Ukraine.
The first ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven countries, held in Naples, a southeastern city that houses a Nato center, was organized by Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the group of seven nations.
At the top of the plan was Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, now in its second season.
The G7 defence officials ‘ last statement, which pledged “unwavering help,” read,” We underscore our intention to continue to assist Ukraine, including military aid in the short and long term.”
But the G7 military ministries– from Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Japan, Canada and the United States– even warned of the risks of further increase in the Middle East, including in Lebanon where the United Nations has blamed Israel for attacks on UN peacekeepers.
The most recent occurrences in Lebanon and the possibility of an even worse increase worry us. We express concern over all challenges to UNIFIL’s surveillance”, read a last speech from the officials, while calling for Iran to stop supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.
According to the IRNA official media company, Iran’s foreign secretary Abbas Araghchi met with a Hamas agent in Istanbul on Saturday.
At the start of the one-day speaks, European Defence Minister Giudo Crosetto praised the numerous, concurrent conflicts, including those involving instable sub-Saharan Africa and growing conflicts in the Asia-Pacific area.
Two days after Israel announced that it had killed Hamas main Yahya Sinwar, responsible for the deadly Israeli attacks on October 7, 2023 that sparked the damaging punitive war in Gaza, the summit was held.
Nato’s Mark Rutte and Josep Borrell, the EU’s unusual policy chief, were likewise present, who echoed Joe Biden’s sentiment that the death of Sinwar might lead to the end of conflicts.
” Truly after the shooting of Yahya Sinwar, a fresh perspective is empty and we have to use it in order to reach a ceasefire, to transfer the remaining captives and to look for a social perspective”, Borrell told reporters.
Conversations were also a topic of conversation during the night session about subsequent attacks on UNIFIL in Lebanon, where Israel and Hamas allies Hezbollah are at war.
In response to repeated attacks on their posts, which they attribute to Israeli forces, Borrell suggested that the UN Security Council should strengthen the soldiers ‘ authority.
” They don’t work by themselves, it is certainly a minimal part”, he said.
Earlier on Saturday, Borrell wrote on social internet that” a more powerful authority for UNIFIL” was needed.
In Lebanon on Friday, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni slammed as “unacceptable” the current hits on UNIFIL.
Italy has around 1, 000 army in the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, which has troops from more than 50 states.
leads for Ukraine
The G7 has pledged to support Ukraine as the country enters its second winter of hostilities, with increased losses on the front lines and the possibility of lessening US military support if Donald Trump is elected president in the coming months.
Biden urged Nato friends to continue backing Ukraine during a attend to Berlin on Friday, saying that Kyiv supporters” cannot allow up.”
Under increasing pressure from Western friends to come up with a winning plan against Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a “victory program” to the European Union and NATO on Thursday.
Its main force is a contact for quick Nato membership, deemed impossible by alliance members.
It also demands the ability to attack military targets inside Russia with long-range weapons, and an unknown “non-nuclear corporate punishment item” on Russian place.
Another stress for Ukraine are information, based on South Korean knowledge, that North Korea is deploying large numbers of troops to help Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Nato was not as still able to confirm that knowledge, Rutte said on Friday.
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G7 defence ministers concerned by attacks on peacekeepers, vow Kyiv support
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