EVENT SUMMARY
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) discussed in length issues ranging from economy and trade, plans to counter terrorism and maritime security.
G7 summit 2016 being held in Japan expected to discuss action plan to fight and countering the rising menace of extremism on Friday 27th May 2016.
G7 to discuss what to do to protect cultural heritage from being sabotaged by militants groups, especially historical sites, artifacts, severally stolen by the Islamic State militants to fund the group’s operations.
Extremism and radicalization is spreading across the continents and thus there is a need for joint efforts to counter the vice.
France President Francois Hollande supported move to counter violent extremist citing his country to have suffered from acts of terrorism.
