G-7 foreign ministers exchange views on Beijing Winter Olympics

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven G-7) industrialized nations on Saturday each spoke their positions on this winter's Beijing Olympics,.Japanese government is also considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing and may not send a cabinet minister there. The G-7 meeting in Liverpool, England, comes as Britain and Canada have joined forces with the United States over a diplomatic boycott, citing China's human rights record, but France, to host the Summer Games in Paris in 2024, and Italy, which will host the Winter Games in 2026, are unlikely to follow suit.

G-7 members -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States plus the European Union -- made remarks, including expression of concerns, about China, it said, without providing details. Among other geopolitical issues, the G-7 ministers expressed deep concerns about the Russian military's movements around the border with Ukraine, according to the ministry. They reaffirmed the G-7's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression.