U.S.'s Blinken to travel Germany for G7 meeting -statement

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly listens as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Germany this week to meet with his counterparts in the Group of Seven to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, climate change, energy and other issues, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Other topics include health, the food crisis, the Indo-Pacific and Africa, it said. Blinken, who travels Nov. 3 through Nov. 4, will also attend the U.S.-German futures forum, the department added.