Editor's Note: The following are Ukraine-related excerpts from the G7 Ise-Shima Summit Declaration in Japan on May 26-27.
The entire declaration can be read here
Russia’s war against Ukraine
We stand united in our conviction that the conflict in Ukraine
can only be solved by diplomatic means and in full respect for international
law, especially the legal obligation to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial
integrity and independence. We reiterate our condemnation of the illegal
annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia and reaffirm our policy of its
non-recognition and sanctions against those involved.
We are concerned by continued violence along the line of contact
in violation of the ceasefire; we urge all sides to take concrete steps that
will lead to the complete ceasefire required under the Minsk agreements. We
also urge all sides to fulfill their commitments without delay with a view to
holding local elections in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as
soon as possible in accordance with the Minsk agreements. We emphasize our
strongest support for full implementation of the Minsk agreements and the work
of the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group. We expect Russia to
live up to its commitments and use its influence over the separatists to meet
their commitments in full. We stress the OSCE’s key role in helping to
deescalate the crisis, and we call upon all sides, particularly the
separatists, to provide the organization’s monitors full and unfettered access
throughout the conflict zone.
We recall that the duration of sanctions is clearly linked to
Russia’s complete implementation of the Minsk agreements and respect for Ukraine’s
sovereignty. Sanctions can be rolled back when Russia meets these commitments.
However, we also stand ready to take further restrictive measures in order to
increase cost on Russia should its actions so require. We recognize the
importance of maintaining dialogue with Russia in order to ensure it abides by
the commitments it has made as well as international law and to reach a
comprehensive, sustainable and peaceful solution to the crisis.
Fight against corruption
We commend and support the steps Ukraine is taking to implement
comprehensive structural, governance and economic reforms and encourage Ukraine
to continue and accelerate the process. We urge Ukraine to maintain and enhance
the momentum in its fight against corruption and its judicial reform, including
the Prosecutor General’s Office. We are fully committed to providing long-term
support to this end. We also commend the work of the Ukraine support group of
G7 Ambassadors in Kyiv.
We reaffirm our commitment to undertake joint efforts with
Ukraine to convert the Chernobyl site into a stable and environmentally safe
condition, 30 years after the catastrophe.
Energy
In the context of the ongoing crisis
between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, we reiterate that energy should not
be used as a means of political coercion or as a threat to security. We welcome
the substantial energy policy reforms ongoing in Ukraine, and strongly urge it
to pursue further ambitious reform of its energy sector. We also call for
enhanced cooperation between the Ukrainian national gas transmission system
operator and relevant international peers.
