French President Macron invites Iran's FM Zarif to the G7 summit in a high-stakes diplomatic flourish that he hopes will help de-escalate rising tensions in the Gulf
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a family photo with invited guests during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 25, 2019.
In an interview on LCI television just before Trump spoke, Macron said the leaders had agreed on what to say to Iran on their objectives. But Trump said he had agreed to nothing, and within a half-hour the French president's office released a new statement apparently trying to assuage Trump. Demonstrators at the so-called "portrait march" were carrying official portraits of the 41-year-old French leader which had been taken down from town halls across the country over the last few months.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country and others will talk with Brazil about reforestation in the Amazon once fires there have been extinguished. The beach is usually packed this time of year but is eerily empty this weekend because of heavy security for the world leaders.In a Sunday morning tweet, Trump said, "the Leaders are getting along very well."
The delegations had barely arrived before divergences were exposed, with senior US officials accusing host Macron, of looking "to fracture the G7" by focusing on "niche issues" rather than major global concerns. While the transatlantic rift is the most stark, there are also deep divisions within the European camp, with Johnson making his G7 debut at a time when he is struggling to persuade EU capitals to renegotiate Britain's divorce from the bloc.
French riot police briefly used water cannons and tear gas on Saturday to disperse anti-capitalism protesters in Bayonne, near the resort of Biarritz where Macron and G7 nation allies were meeting for a three-day summit. After ramping up his high-risk trade war with China on Friday, Trump left for the meeting with his Western partners in surf town Biarritz threatening to impose punishing tariffs on French wine.
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