Ｇ７「報復的な暴力」回避要求　中東緊迫化で外相声明

　先進７カ国（Ｇ７）外相は中東情勢の緊迫化に「深い懸念」を表明する共同声明を発表した。全ての当事者に対し、「報復的な暴力」の回避と、緊張緩和に向けた建設的関与を改めて求めた。日本外務省が５日発表した。
　共同声明は「緊張の高まりは（中東）地域におけるより広範な紛争を引き起こす恐れがある」と指摘。「さらなるエスカレーションにより、利益を得る国や民族はいない」と訴えた。（2024/08/05-09:15）

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the cycle of violence in the Middle East, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday.
   "We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation," the statement said.
   The ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States plus the European Union expressed their concern over "the heightened level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region."
   "No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East," the statement said.
   In telephone talks among the G-7 foreign ministers held before the statement was issued, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said that the important thing is to avoid a cycle of attacks and calm the situation.