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Aug 25, 2019
G7 Summit Tensions: Iran’s foreign minister makes unexpected appearance at G7 summit
“Iran’s active diplomacy in pursuit of constructive engagement continues . . . Road ahead is difficult. But worth trying
The senior European diplomat said the event featured “lots of
barbs” and was “not a pleasant evening for leaders”. Another European
official said the discord extended to whether the G7 should be a club
only for democratic states or — as Mr Trump envisaged — opened to more
authoritarian powers.
Diplomats said the main disagreement was
over a renewed call by Mr Trump for Russia under President Vladimir
Putin to be restored to the grouping, which operated as the G8 until
Moscow was ejected over its 2014 invasion of Crimea. Mr Trump said the
discussion about Iran needed Mr Putin at the table. Most G7 members
won’t consider readmission without substantial conditions including
peace in eastern Ukraine.
Donald Tusk, president of the European
Council, had said before the dinner that “under no condition” would he
agree to Russia’s readmission.
He added that he would instead push for the G7 to invite Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s new president, as a guest
“Most of the leaders insisted on [the G7] being a family or club
of liberal democracies and for that reason you can’t allow Putin back
in,” the second European official said. “That point was clearly not
shared by President Trump”.
Mr Trump said the G7 had a “lively
discussion” on Russia, and that it was “certainly possible” he would
invite Mr Putin to be a guest at the group’s summit when the US hosts it
next year.
The US leader said in a tweet he was “having very
good meetings, the Leaders are getting along very well”. But other G7
countries are dismayed by Mr Trump’s pursuit of a trade war with China and his withdrawal from the Paris agreement to tackle climate change.
The
rifts within the G7 have undermined efforts to avoid a repeat of the
debacle after last year’s summit in Canada, when Mr Trump attacked
Justin Trudeau, the host country’s prime minister, and repudiated the
meeting’s communiqué. In an effort to reduce the potential for conflict
this time, Mr Macron has dropped plans for a communiqué altogether. Additional reporting Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran
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