Donald Trump Clashes With World Leaders at G7 Summit
US President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to clash with other world leaders as deep divisions between both parties on climate change...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to clash with other
world leaders as deep divisions between both parties on climate change
and trade are expected to be exposed.
Leaders from the world's major industrialised nations began talks on Friday at a G7 summit in Sicily for a two-day summit.
The previous day, Trump blasted NATO allies for spending too little on defence and described Germany's trade surplus as "very bad" in a meeting with EU officials in Brussels.
After receiving warm receptions in Saudia Arabia and Israel, Trump's confrontational stance with long-standing partners in Europe cast a cloud over the meeting in Taormina, where leaders are due to discuss terrorism, Syria, North Korea and the global economy.
According to Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who chairs summits of European Union leaders, the meeting won't be smooth.
"No doubt, this will be the most challenging G7 summit in years," he said before the meeting.
European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron, had hoped to use the summit to convince Trump to soften some of Trump's stances.
But diplomats conceded as the talks began that the United States was unlikely to budge, meaning the final communique could be watered down significantly compared to the one the G7 unveiled at its last summit in Japan.
Leaders from the world's major industrialised nations began talks on Friday at a G7 summit in Sicily for a two-day summit.
The previous day, Trump blasted NATO allies for spending too little on defence and described Germany's trade surplus as "very bad" in a meeting with EU officials in Brussels.
After receiving warm receptions in Saudia Arabia and Israel, Trump's confrontational stance with long-standing partners in Europe cast a cloud over the meeting in Taormina, where leaders are due to discuss terrorism, Syria, North Korea and the global economy.
According to Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who chairs summits of European Union leaders, the meeting won't be smooth.
"No doubt, this will be the most challenging G7 summit in years," he said before the meeting.
European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron, had hoped to use the summit to convince Trump to soften some of Trump's stances.
But diplomats conceded as the talks began that the United States was unlikely to budge, meaning the final communique could be watered down significantly compared to the one the G7 unveiled at its last summit in Japan.
