WASHINGTON, May 30 ― German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Politico website quoted her spokesman as saying yesterday. Leaders from the Group of...
German Chancellor Angela is the first to give a firm no to an in-person summit of G7 leaders, while other world leaders have expressed vaguely positive responses. — Reuters pic
Trump last week, however, indicated that he could hold the huge gathering after all, “primarily at the White House” but also potentially parts of it at Camp David.“As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told Politico.The 65-year-old chancellor is the oldest G7 leader after Trump, who is 73.
Earlier yesterday, the White House said Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had spoken and “agreed on the importance of convening the G7 in person in the near future.”
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