The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has noted that he is considering conducting the upcoming G7 summit in the country.
Trump further stated that he will prefers an in-person meeting rather than a teleconferencing session.
Following the outbreak of Coronavirus all over the world, leaders and their ministers at different times have held video meetings about coronavirus.
The US President in March cancelled the in-person meeting with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The parley was rescheduled to hold in June.
“Now that our country is ‘Transitioning back to Greatness,’ I am considering rescheduling the G-7, on the same or similar date, in Washington, DC, at the legendary Camp David,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday.
Following the announcement of Trump, the Prime Minister of Canada, at his daily briefing, stated that he was open to discussing an in-person meeting.
Emmanual Macron, President of France, said he would attend if proper health precautions are in place.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, said: “No matter whether in the form of a video conference or otherwise, I will definitely fight for multilateralism.”
source https://www.naijanews.com/2020/05/21/coronavirus-trump-other-leaders-to-meet/
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