Latest: G7 leaders may discuss Iran and Ukraine at summit in France

Trump arrived in Evian-les-Bains on Monday afternoon for talks with G7 leaders, including some sharply critical In the management of the nearly 15-week conflict, which has caused global energy prices to rise.

Trump has had a sharp disagreement with the host French President Emmanuel MacronBritish Prime Minister keir starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister georgia melloni For not consulting them before deciding to go to war. Trump has threatened retaliation, including removing US troops from all four countries of the NATO military alliance, for the lack of support.

The G7 includes France, the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The guest countries at this summit include Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, South Korea, Qatar, Syria, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.

Apart from Iran, there will be another major issue ukraine war It has largely slipped down the list of the White House’s top priorities. Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday.

In Tuesday morning’s session, Zelensky will get the opportunity display progress Which Ukrainian forces are doing against Russian aggression.

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Trump has feuded with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom over the Iran war.

Ahead of his meeting at the G7, he issued a joint statement congratulating the United States, the Iranian government, and the mediators on what he called a “diplomatic breakthrough.” Canada also signed the statement.

The leaders said it is important to conduct detailed negotiations and quickly implement the agreement so that the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened to tanker traffic.

He says he is committed to playing his role. Which also includes the possibility of mine clearance works.

With world leaders taking flight, g7 summit The venue in Evian-les-Bains is being transformed somewhat from a tranquil lakeside French town a protective fortPolice are patrolling many roads and corners, checking passes and keeping an eye on the crowd.

Summit host Macron arrived at a temporary headquarters for the security operation in Evian on Monday morning to thank authorities for their work.

He called the 3-day summit on the Middle East, Ukraine, trade and other issues “a great source of pride, a great responsibility for France.”

“We will strive to make maximum progress on all issues that are important for our country, our continent and also for global peace and prosperity,” Macron told the assembled police officers, gendarmes, firefighters, health workers and other personnel.

Macron said about 13,800 officers were deployed for the security operation.

“Only your collective activism makes this possible,” he said. “All the best for the days to come. Keep up the work.”

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi said Japan would participate in a joint statement issued by the four European countries of the Group of Seven, calling for cooperation in efforts to quickly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Iran’s nuclear program.

Asked about the joint statement, Takaichi said Japan had been requested to be part of it and “we will join.”

In a statement issued Monday in response to the US-Iran peace deal, France, Britain, Italy and Germany said quick and comprehensive implementation of the agreement is important, and they stand ready to provide support, such as ensuring safe commercial shipping and mine clearance in key waterways, in accordance with relevant constitutional requirements.

Takaichi did not provide details about a potential Japanese contribution, but said he planned to hold in-depth discussions at the G7 summit on ways to achieve peace and stability throughout the Middle East region.

The president may be headed to France for the G7 summit, but he will continue to deliver details of celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.

“On July 4th, in the beautiful and safe Washington DC, at the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, we are going to host the most spectacular Trump rally of them all, a “Tribute to America,” Trump posted on social media.

Trump said the event would include military flyovers, his personally curated music playlist and “the largest fireworks show in history.”

Trump, in late May, also announced that he would headline “The Great American State Fair”, part of the America 250 celebration. Many musical guests withdrew partly on the relationship of the event trump. Organizers had said the President’s presence was scheduled for June 24 to kick off the state fair.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday drank a glass of water from the spring that brought international fame to the town of Evian-les-Bains.

Macron visited the Cachat Spring, named after the owner of the garden, through which water flowed in the late 18th century.

The water was first analyzed in 1807 and recommended for treating kidney and bladder diseases. It gained popularity as table water in the 1860s and is now sold worldwide under the Evian brand.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the head of the UN health agency are calling on world leaders Strengthen the agreement passed last year To help fight pandemics like COVID-19.

“Humanity promised itself in the rawness of that grief that it would never again face such a day unprepared,” they wrote in a joint statement.

Negotiations on a key annex to the agreement have been stuck over differences over sharing disease-causing pathogens, which often emerge in tropical developing countries, in exchange for access to technologies like vaccines, which are typically developed in wealthier countries.

He called on the leaders of the G7 and other international groupings to instruct their negotiators to come to the July session prepared for a conclusion.

While on his way to the G7 summit, Trump called the fighter planes “excellent” and the South Lawn setting “unsurpassed” in a Truth Social post from Air Force One.

“The White House has never looked more beautiful,” Trump said.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was the first foreign leader to arrive at the Hotel Royal in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains on Monday ahead of the G7 summit.

Brazil, Egypt, Kenya, India and South Korea have been invited to participate in some discussions as partner countries along with G7 members.

World leaders including Trump are set to be formally welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the start of the summit.

The Hotel Royal, a five-star property overlooking Lake Geneva and the foothills of the Alps, will host the leaders until Wednesday. The hotel is set amidst expansive gardens featuring flower beds, water features and English and Japanese-inspired landscaping.

Volker Turk reiterated his call for the United States to publicly release details of its investigation into a deadly attack on a school in southern Iran as the war began.

The Turk said he “condemns” the use of force by Israel and the United States against Iran, which has reportedly killed thousands of people and destroyed infrastructure, while he said Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are “completely unacceptable”.

“I welcome the announcement that the United States and Iran have agreed to a peace deal that provides an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a framework for further negotiations,” Turki said, opening the latest session of the Human Rights Council.

“At this critical moment, it is clear that all parties need to exercise maximum restraint and work to implement this agreement quickly and in good faith,” he said.

Trump has fiercely criticized former President Barack Obama for the 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump argued failed to stop Tehran from pursuing a weapon and pumped billions of dollars into the Islamic republic’s coffers.

In 2018, Trump pulled out of the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union were also signatories to the agreement.

But something is also expected to be included in Trump’s deal. Sanctions relief and economic stimulus For Tehran because it meets certain standards aimed at alleviating White House concerns,

In a new interview with The New York Times, Trump drew comparisons to the Obama-era nuclear deal.

“We negotiated forcefully,” Trump said. “He was basically paying them.”

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the breakthrough in talks between the United States and Iran, calling it an extremely important opportunity to ensure stability in the region.

Speaking at the start of a press conference in his No. 10 Downing Street office, Starmer said it was vital that all parties in the region seize the opportunity to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We will now work together with our allies to support this agreement and ensure that it turns into a durable, lasting peace,” he said.

In a separate development, Trump, in an interview with the New York Post before leaving for the summit, said he warned Macron that the US would have “no choice” but to impose 100% tariffs on French wines unless Paris ends it. digital tax There has been a renewal of a long-running threat from Republicans on US tech companies, dating back to their first administration.

Wine and spirits exported from the EU to the US currently face a 15% tariff.

Israel’s defense minister said on Monday that his country will not withdraw from land it has seized in Lebanon pending an interim agreement between Iran and the United States.

Israel Katz’s comments represent the first official Israeli comments since the announcement of the interim deal. Pakistan has said both sides plan to meet in Geneva on Friday to sign it.

Katz said Israel plans to remain “indefinitely” on lands it occupies in Lebanon, as well as Syria and the Gaza Strip. Iran has reached an interim agreement on war to stop Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Katz also threatened that if Iran attacked Israel over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Israel would attack Iran with “greater force”.

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