Leaders of the Seven: We support a US-Iranian agreement that prevents the possession of nuclear weapons and secures the region news

The leaders of the Group of Seven announced their support for the agreement between the United States and Iran to prevent the latter from possessing nuclear weapons and lead to peace and security in the Middle East region. They called for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz without fees, while they expressed their intention to intensify efforts to end the war in Ukraine, by increasing pressure on Russia, in a statement they issued on Tuesday night at the group’s summit held in the town of Evian in eastern France.

While they stressed that Iran should “never” possess nuclear weapons, the group’s leaders expressed their support for a “comprehensive and solid” diplomatic agreement complementary to the US-Iranian memorandum of understanding, and in this context they saw that the contribution of regional and international partners and the International Atomic Energy Agency would be useful for the upcoming negotiations, which they said must take into account regional threats.

Passage through the Strait of Hormuz without fees

The attendees stressed that passage through the Strait of Hormuz must remain unhindered and without fees, considering that the defense initiative led by France and Britain could help resume navigation in the Strait.

The leaders of the group’s countries pledged to accelerate the diversification of energy supplies to reduce the “fragility” associated with this strait.

Regarding stopping the war on all fronts, the leaders announced their support for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, and efforts to confine weapons to the state.

On the other hand, the group’s leaders confirmed their efforts to end the war in Ukraine, by increasing pressure on Russia, saying that they will work to tighten the sanctions imposed on Moscow, including measures targeting the oil and gas sectors, in addition to increasing military support for Ukraine by providing it with more air defense capabilities, additional systems and interceptor missiles, as well as long-range weapons.

The group, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, added that this support comes based on what it described as “new momentum” resulting from the progress achieved by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield over the past months.

The summit will continue for 3 days with the participation of a number of world leaders, as part of French efforts to expand the scope of the G7 to include other international powers, with the participation of leaders such as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Group of Seven countries is not an international organization, but rather an informal forum that established in 1975 and includes the world’s leading industrialized countries.