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This year’s G7 meeting taking place in Hiroshima, Japan, has taken a curious turn since one of its invitees is the President of Comoros, a nation consisting of three islands. Azali Assoumani, the president of the Comoros was invited as he chairs the African Union this year. Normally South Africa attends the summit
This year’s G7 meeting taking place in Hiroshima, Japan, has taken a curious turn since one of its invitees is the President of Comoros, a nation consisting of three islands. Azali Assoumani, the president of the Comoros was invited as he chairs the African Union this year. Normally South Africa attends the summit. But Japan has sidelined that country, purportedly, for not imposing sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine.
Countering China’s growing power seems to be the most talked about hidden agenda of the G7 meeting, which is otherwise billed as the meeting of the most powerful democracies in the world. This year’s meeting, importantly, included eight special invitees. They were: South Korea, Australia, India, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands was invited as its chair the Pacific Islands Forum and Indonesia chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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India is due to become the third-biggest economy by 2030 and is already the world’s most populous. Also, India has overtaken China earlier this year. South Korea is a major Asian economy and a neighboring country to host Japan. Vietnam is a close trading partner with China. Of late, it has become cautious of its giant neighbor after Beijing reignited a maritime dispute with it. The surprise guest at the party was Ukraine’s president Volodymr Zelenskyy.
