Angela Merkel Declines Donald Trump's Invite To Attend G7 Summit

NewsBharati    30-May-2020 15:09:04 PM
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Berlin, May 30: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not going to attend an in-person summit of world leaders that US President Donald Trump suggested he will host in the United States despite concerns over the coronavirus, the German government spokesman Steffen Seibert.
 
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Immediately after that announcement, Merkel suggested she had not yet made up her mind on whether to attend in person or by video conference, but her office told the DPA news agency she has now made a decision.
 
“The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for his invitation to the G7 summit at the end of June in Washington. As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her participation, to a journey to Washington,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert as saying.
 
“Angela Merkel will of course continue to monitor the development of the corvid-19 pandemic.”
 
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to meet with Trump at the upcoming G7 summit.
 
The 'emergency meet' heald on March 16 marked the first time the G7 leaders came together to discuss the efforts to defeat the coronavirus, but Trump canceled a physical meeting of the G7 leader scheduled to be held in June and held the meetings on the virtual platforms. Last week Trump said that he was again considering hosting an in-person meeting of world leaders because it would be a “great sign to all” of things returning to normal during the pandemic.
 
In a tweet, he said: "I am considering rescheduling the G-7 on the same or similar date, in Washington, D.C., at the legendary Camp David. The other members are also beginning their COMEBACK. It would be a great sign to all – normalization!"
 
 
The Group of Seven (G7) is an international intergovernmental economic organization consisting of the seven largest IMF- advanced economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.