G7 = An online conference was held by the leaders of the seven major countries, and they agreed to work together to overcome the new coronavirus and make 2021 a turning point for multilateralism.
The online meeting of the leaders of the G7 and seven major countries was held on the 19th, chaired by Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom from the night of the 19th of Japan time, and was attended by Prime Minister Kan of Japan and President Biden of the United States for the first time. did.
At the beginning, Prime Minister Johnson called out, "Let's work together to aim for a better recovery from the pandemic."
According to a statement released after the conference, G7 leaders said that "countries will work together to overcome the new coronavirus" and set 2021 as a turning point for multilateralism, with the health of people and the planet. He says he will work to restore prosperity.
He also announced that he would provide $ 7.5 billion as a G7 and more than 790 billion yen in Japanese yen to the "COVAX Facility," an international framework for fair distribution of new coronavirus vaccines.
He also said that economic and social recovery from the new coronavirus must be for all people, and clean energy for the UN conference on global warming countermeasures "COP26" to be held in November this year. We are planning to realize the transition to.
According to the British government, G7 leaders welcomed the return of the United States to the Paris Agreement, an international framework for combating global warming, and the need to aim for economic recovery while being environmentally friendly. It means that they matched.
They also agreed to strongly condemn the military coup in Myanmar and the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
French President Emmanuel Macron advocates vaccine provision
French President Emmanuel Macron attended an online conference after the G7 summit, emphasizing that the G7 has announced that it will provide $ 7.5 billion in support to the international framework for group purchasing of vaccines, "a big step forward." did.
"There are 6.5 million healthcare workers in Africa. We need 13 million vaccines to protect them and strengthen our healthcare system," he said, apart from the international framework in the United States and Europe. Called for 13 million doses.
However, he emphasized that this is only 0.43% of the vaccines ordered by Western countries.
President Macron also pointed out that even with huge financial support, if it takes time for the vaccine to be distributed, African countries will purchase from Russia and China, and Western countries will cooperate and promptly vaccine. It seems that there is also an aim to counter Russia and China, which are said to be strengthening vaccine diplomacy by delivering vaccines.