Japan to Focus on Fighting Terrorism at G7 April Ministerial Meeting

Following the terror attacks in Brussels, counterterrorism will be the top agenda item at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting at Japan, according to local media.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — Japan plans to focus the April G7 foreign ministers meeting in Hiroshima on the fight against terrorism after the recent Brussels and the November Paris attacks, local media reported Thursday citing government sources.

On Tuesday, two suicide blasts hit the departures hall of Brussels' Zaventem international airport and an explosion shook a subway carriage at Maelbeek station, close to the EU institutions, killing at least 31 people and injuring over 300.

"Following the terror attacks in Brussels, counterterrorism will be the top agenda item at the foreign ministers’ meeting," a source in the Japanese government told the Kyodo news agency, adding that Tokyo will offer its support to the partners in the wake of the terrorist threat.

Japan also plans to raise the North Korean nuclear issue, abductions of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang and the issue of Crimea.

The foreign ministers of Japan, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States along with the European Council and the European Commission presidents will meet in the Japanese city of Hiroshima for a two-day summit on April 10-11.