On June 11, local time, the G7 summit opened in Cabis Bay, Cornwall, southwestern England.
This is the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the Group of Seven in the past two years.
Participants held a round table meeting in the afternoon that day, focusing on the recovery of the global economy after the epidemic.
British Prime Minister Johnson stated in his opening speech that as the world gradually recovers from the new crown pandemic, the G7 needs to build a cleaner and greener world and unite, while avoiding the recovery in all sectors of society after the 2008 financial crisis. Unbalanced error.
Many protests were held in the surrounding area of the venue that day.
The protesters held up slogans such as "Stop empty promises" and "Boycott the G7" to protest against the G7’s "promises more than actions" in areas such as climate change, environmental protection, vaccine distribution, and social justice, and failed to take concrete measures to deal with global issues. challenge.
The summit will end on the 13th.
It is understood that during the three-day summit, protests will be held daily around the venue and in places such as the British capital London.
According to reports, the British police deployed about 6,000 police officers around the venue.
The G7 is composed of the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.
Britain is the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven this year.
In addition to the leaders of the seven countries, the leaders of Australia, South Korea, India and South Africa were invited to participate in the summit, and representatives of the European Union also attended the meeting.
(Producing Zhou Jing video source Reuters)
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