The leaders of the Group of Seven countries issued a statement promising to work together to tackle the new crown epidemic

　　On the 19th local time, the leaders of the Group of Seven countries held a video conference and issued a statement.

In the statement, the leaders of the G7 pledged to cooperate in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic and turn 2021 into a turning point in multilateralism.

It promises to strengthen the leadership and coordination role of the World Health Organization, accelerate the development and distribution of global vaccines, and work with industry to strengthen vaccine manufacturing capabilities, enhance information sharing, and ensure the fair and reasonable distribution of vaccines.

　　After some countries pledged to increase financial support, the G7 pledged to donate US$7.5 billion to the Acceleration Program for Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-A) and the global new crown vaccine program COVAX.

The G7 will invite other partners, including the G20, to support the plan, so that developing countries can more easily obtain vaccines approved by the World Health Organization.

　　The statement stated that the new crown pneumonia epidemic shows that the world needs to better respond to future global health and security risks. The G7 will cooperate with the World Health Organization and the G20 to accelerate the construction of global health and security infrastructure and strengthen the response to the pandemic. ability.

　　The leaders of the Group of Seven countries pledged to put global climate change and enhanced biodiversity as the center of their plans to achieve clean energy conversion and achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050.

Reaffirming its support for the least developed countries and its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, will support the open economy, promote the resilience of the global economy, cooperate to establish a modern, more open and fair multilateral trading system, and reform the World Trade Organization As the center, achieve balanced growth.

　　The statement stated that the leaders of the Group of Seven countries are determined to reach specific action plans on these priority issues at the G7 Summit held in the UK in June this year.

(Main station reporter Chen Minglei)