Tag: G7 Summit
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Biden, Queen Elizabeth to meet in person after G7 Summit
Queen Elizabeth II will hold her first in-person meeting with a foreign leader in over a year when she hosts US President Joe Biden on June 13 after he attends a G7 summit, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. It said the 95-year-old monarch will meet the president and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle west…
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German Chancellor, Merkel rejects Trump’s invitation for G7 summit in Washington
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the G7 summit in Washington due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German Press Agency reported Saturday, citing government spokesperson, Steffen Seibert. U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 20 that he was aiming for a real G7 summit in Washington in late June as a sign of normalisation…
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Trump attacks Germany in furious tweets
US President Donald Trump responded on Tuesday to criticism from German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a new attack on German trade tactics and defense spending. Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer insisted that the leaders “get on very well” but — as is often the case — his warm words from the White House podium were overshadowed…
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In Pictures: Osinbajo with world leaders at G7 summit
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Taormina, Italy to be part of the ongoing G7 summit in the country. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Osinbajo departed for the summit this morning from Abuja. The summit which started on Friday, May 26 will end today, Saturday, May 27. G7 member states are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United…
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Osinbajo departs Abuja for G7 Summit in Italy
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja on Saturday (this morning) for Taormina, Sicily in Italy for the ongoing G7 Summit. This was confirmed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Acting President, Laolu Akande. “Acting President, Osinbajo, invited to ongoing G7 summit in Italy to represent Nigeria, leaves this morning and is…
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Snub of the year: France President, Macron swerves past Trump to embrace Merkel – [Video included]
France President, Emmanuel Macron swerved to avoid the President of the United States, Donald Trump and embraced German Chancellor, Angela Merkel instead, in what seems to be Snub of the Year, in Brussels. The newly elected French President tweeted the video of himself walking up the red carpet towards the group of NATO leaders, seemingly…