> “If you go in with low expectations and no communiqué, that lowers the risk of a fiasco. You have a nice chat, you have some good wine, and you go home.”
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> Mr Macron, as this year’s host of the G7 gathering, is not counting on the United States to be a constructive part of other discussions.
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>The leaders of India, Australia, Chile and Spain will participate in conversations about the environment, terrorism, nuclear weapons and other issues.
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> French officials conceded that there is no hope that Mr Trump joins the group in expressing its concern about climate change despite news that fires in the Amazon rainforest could accelerate the planet’s environmental crisis.
The best conclusion:
> “It should be a moment when there are frank discussions,” [Mr Westmacott] said. “The question is really whether those two narcissistic, self-absorbed individuals actually want to operate in a collegial way and work with other heads of government to make progress on the difficult issues.
Good thing we have no burning issues.
Edit: Since it got asked a lot: the other individual mentioned is Boris Johnson.
RE: World leaders believe ‘it’s pointless’ attempting to show unity with Trump at G7