TOKYO, June 16 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:
As I visit Kananaskis, Alberta, to attend the G7 Summit, I would like to express my renewed respect for Canada's leadership as the holder of this year's G7 presidency.
We are at a once-in-a-century historic turning point. Looking back over the past century-plus, we have faced various crises, including world wars that caused enormous damage, the subsequent reconstruction of the international order, the Great Depression, and the Spanish flu pandemic, which is believed to have claimed 50 to 100 million lives worldwide. Each time, the international community overcame these crises by sharing wisdom and acting together.
The G7 countries have always led such intern...