The Japanese government is considering issuing an outcome document on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the Group of Seven summit in May.

The summit is set to begin on May 19 in Hiroshima, western Japan. Near the end of World War Two, it became the first city in the world to suffer the horrors of an atomic bombing.

Main items on the agenda are expected to include the war in Ukraine, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region as well as China's moves in the region.

Foreign ministers from the G7 nations held talks last week ahead of the summit and agreed to work to achieve a nuclear-free world.

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa stressed that the ministers discussed in detail nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation as the upcoming summit will be held in Hiroshima.

Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ono Keiichi serves as a "Sherpa" -- the personal assistant of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio for the G7 summit.

Ono has been holding talks behind the scenes with officials from the other G7 nations about issuing an outcome document at the summit, in addition to a joint statement by the G7 leaders.

Japan, as the G7 chair, wants to issue a strong message from Hiroshima to push for the abolition of nuclear weapons.