Ottawa (Canada), Nov 22 (EFE). - The G7 interior and security ministers committed this Saturday to strengthening international cooperation to fight transnational criminal organizations, synthetic drugs, and migrant trafficking during their meeting in Ottawa. Canada, which holds the G7 presidency until the end of the year and set the meeting's agenda, stated that on its first day of discussions, the ministers of the group—comprising the US, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, the UK, and Canada, as well as the EU Home Affairs Commissioner, Magnus Brunner—focused on 'advancing solutions to global security challenges'. Other topics for the meeting, which concludes on Sunday, include migrant trafficking, online extremism, cybercrime, and the sexual abuse of children. The host of the meeting, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, has not indicated whether the representatives of the world's seven largest industrialized economies, including US Attorney General Pam Bondi, will sign a joint declaration. European representatives, for their part, have signaled their willingness to increase international cooperation. On Saturday, France's Minister Delegate for the Interior, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, stated on social media that 'facing the threats of organized crime, migrant trafficking, drugs, and cybercrimes, no nation can act alone'. 'France remains determined to strengthen international cooperation to act effectively,' added Vedrenne. Brunner expressed himself in similar terms the day before, noting that 'security challenges are evolving rapidly and no country can face them alone'.
