The final text of the Synod – Sanctions against Russia will continue
THE G7 agreed today to create “a coordination mechanism” to help Ukraine repair and defend its essential electricity and water infrastructure, which has been bombed in recent weeks by Russia, according to the final communiqué adopted at the end of the two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of the seven most powerful economies in the world, in Münster, Germany.
In the face of escalating Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure as winter approaches, this mechanism is expected to allow countries to coordinate specific assistance to repair facilities and deliver water pumps, heaters, accommodation and sanitation units, beds, blankets , tents”, the previous head of German diplomacy, Analena Burbock, had explained.
“We reiterate our unwavering commitment to continue providing the economic, humanitarian, technical and defense support Ukraine needs to relieve its people of suffering and defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”the G7 foreign ministers said.
In their final announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs they also denounced Russia’s “unacceptable nuclear rhetoric.” “Any use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons by Russia will lead to serious consequences,” they warned.
The developed industrialized countries of the G7 (USA, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan) also rejected Moscow’s “false” accusations, according to which Ukraine is allegedly preparing a “dirty bomb”.
The investigation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “confirmed that these claims are unfounded”, they underline.
The G7 will continue to impose “financial costs on Russia and other countries, on individuals or institutions that provide military support to Moscow’s war, as some among us have already done with regard to Iran’s delivery” of drones to Russia, the ministers said.
They reiterated their call to the authorities of Belarus, which says it does not want to be directly involved in the war, to “stop allowing Russia’s aggressive war”, such as allowing Russian soldiers to be stationed on its soil, which the Russia used it as a base for the invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.
G7 calls on oil producing countries to increase production
The G7 called on oil-producing countries to increase production to help lower prices, a month after OPEC+ decided to drastically reduce its production of the black gold.
The production increase is expected to help “reduce volatility in energy markets” amid the war in Ukraine, the foreign ministers said in their joint statement.
The G7 also intends to finalize “within the coming weeks” the implementation of the mechanism that will set a ceiling on the price of Russian oil.
The goal of this new mechanism, which was launched this summer at the urging of Washington, is to limit the revenues associated with the sale of hydrocarbons, which finance Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.
G7 strongly condemns North Korea’s missile tests
G7 countries “strongly condemned” North Korea’s recent missile tests amid a sharp rise in tensions on the Korean peninsula, and denounced a “brutal” crackdown on Iran.
“We, the members of the G7, strongly condemn North Korea’s unprecedented and illegal series of ballistic missile tests, including multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles,” the final communique said.
They also call on North Korea to “immediately stop its destabilizing activity” and “respect its (international) obligations.”
Pyongyang launched about 30 missiles on Wednesday and Thursday, one of which ended up in South Korea’s territorial waters, for the first time since the end of the Korean War in 1953. The reclusive country also launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) on Thursday morning, however, that test was apparently a failure.
“Any nuclear test or any other dangerous action should be met with a swift, strong, united international response,” they also warn.
At the same time, the G7 also expresses in the final communiqué its support for the ongoing protests in Iran, while denouncing their “brutal” repression by the Iranian authorities and Tehran’s “destabilizing” activity in the world.
“We, the members of the G7, express our support for the fundamental aspirations of the Iranian people for a future where security and human rights are respected and protected,” they said, denouncing “the brutal and disproportionate use of force” in suppressing the protests.
Iran has been wracked for nearly two months by protests that erupted after the September 16 death of Mahsha Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman of Iranian origin who had been arrested three days earlier by Tehran’s morality police on charges of violating a strict dress code. which requires women to wear a headscarf when in public.
Dozens of people, mostly protesters but also members of the security forces, have lost their lives since the protests began, according to authorities. Hundreds of others, including many women, were arrested.
The G7 ministers finally condemn “Iran’s destabilizing activities in the Middle East and elsewhere”, such as supplying “drones or weapons transfers to state and non-state actors”.
Kyiv and the West specifically accuse Tehran of supplying combat drones to Russia in its war against Ukraine, which both countries deny.
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