Security of Europe, Indo-Pacific in focus as G7 foreign ministers gather

TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) – Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations will focus on the security of both Europe and the Indo-Pacific as they gather in Japan from Sunday against a worrying backdrop of the war in Ukraine and China’s growing assertiveness. The three-day meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa also comes amid concern that some European G7 leaders – notably French President Emmanuel Macron – could be perceived as taking a weak stance over Beijing’s threats over Taiwan. China has in recent days held military drills around Taiwan, which it claims as its own, and has…