Group of Seven

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2020-05-31T16:09:09+00:00
Regional News • Americas • United States
Trump postpones G7 summit and plans to invite other countries

President Donald Trump said Saturday he would postpone the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June. Trump also said he would like to invite Australia, India, Russia and South Korea.

"I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

Earlier this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she could not attend a June G7 summit in person.

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2020-05-30T13:16:27+00:00
Regional News • Europe • Germany
Chancellor Merkel rejects invite to G7 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump at a joint press conference in the White House
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump at a joint press conference in the White House Credit: The White House (Public Domain)

According to a report from Politico the German chancellor Angela Merkel will not travel to the United States to attend a G7 summit in person, as US President Donald Trump has invited to an in person meeting. The spokesperson of the German government Steffen Seibert has said that "As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington".