G7 renews pledge to support Ukraine energy sector, says Japan

FILE PHOTO-Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to reporters about South Korea's plan to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 6, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) and other like-minded organisations renewed their pledge to support Ukraine's energy sector, Japan's foreign ministry said after the group convened for a meeting on Friday.

Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan intends to provide about 10 autotransformers and 140 units of power-related equipment to Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Japanese foreign ministry.