Journalists work at the G7 summit press center in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. Leaders from the world's seven most industrialized countries started the divided group's 45th summit, clouded by a pile of tough issues with trade tensions high on agenda, on Saturday evening at the French seaside resort Biarritz. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
"So far, foreign leaders are very much on board with the idea," says White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, adding that the White House would be the preferred venue for the summit.
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday that the Group of Seven (G7) Summit was planned to be held at the White House near the end of June.
"The President thinks no greater example of reopening in this transition to greatness would be the G7, and the G7 happening here and happening probably more towards the end of June," McEnany told reporters at a White House briefing.
"So far, foreign leaders are very much on board with the idea," she said, adding that the White House would be the preferred venue for the summit.
Participants of the Group of Seven (G7) summit European Union Council President Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (from L to R) pose for a group photo on the first day of the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. The Group of Seven (G7) summit, which kicked off here on Friday, is expected to be a tough meeting between the United States and its allies amid raising concerns over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Xinhua/POOL)
Trump said last week that he was considering convening the summit at Camp David, which had been rescheduled via videoconference due to COVID-19.
The United States alone has reported more than 1.68 million infections and over 98,000 deaths as of Tuesday evening, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. Both figures are far higher than those in any other country or region. ■
