Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations revealed stark divergences in views on the Middle East as they wrapped up a meeting in France that opened with the goal of finding common ground on contentious global challenges.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attends a press conference on the second day of a G-7 meeting at ministerial level in Dinard, Brittany, France, on Saturday.
A European Union official expressed"regret" that the document had what she considered to be several glaring omissions that conflicted with non-negotiable positions of the EU. They included"no reference to a two-state solution" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and"no mention" of the U.N. Security Council resolution in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, she said.
The agreement included an initiative to help countries share best practices on encouraging responsible online behavior. Also, the group pledged to encourage the creation of funds to help survivors of sexual violence in danger spots, and to encourage Sahel countries to take steps to end trafficking. It also reaffirmed the G-7's"commitment to a rules-based international order."Last June, U.S.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan, who went in Pompeo's stead, said Washington would use the G-7 forum to galvanize support for Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaido, whose claim to the presidency is backed by the U.S. and about 50 other countries.
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