“The G7 summit is being held at a crucial moment,” said Antonio Costa, president of the European Councilas soon as we landed in Évian, on the shores of Lake Geneva (Geneva), where this Monday the G7 summit marked by the agreement reached between Iran and the United States to end the war in the Middle East.
“The decisions we make here will send a clear signal about our willingness to act, cooperate and defend the principles that underpin global stability,” Costa insisted before the press. An opinion shared by the host of this meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron, who applauded the “diplomatic effort” of the last few hours, although he was cautious when evaluating the consequences of this pact that must be made official this Friday in Geneva. “The objective will be to see the consequences of this agreement, support for Lebanon, the lasting opening of Hormuz and of course the conclusion of a pact on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic activities,” he said.
This pact should allow the urgent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and with it the resumption of maritime traffic, in addition to the direct impact “on the price of oil in the coming weeks,” Macron reported. Although it must be developed “without restrictions or tolls” to guarantee regional stability and the global economy, the leaders insisted.
The eyes, however, were really on Donald Trump, who was the last to arrive at the summit to meet first with Emmanuel Macron. Évian was the place chosen by the American president to break his silence after signing the agreement electronically. “On Friday, the Strait of Hormuz will be completely open, Donald announced. “We are working very well with Iran, which is no longer governed by the same people. (…) Iran will never have a nuclear bomb,” added the US president.
Trump took the opportunity to make it clear to Macron that does not need “much help” to reopen the strait, although it has positively valued the sending of several military ships. Some statements that partly contradict those of the French president, who hours before stated that his government is preparing to deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the next “two or three days to ensure the peaceful reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.” As well as sending bomb disposal experts, presumably to participate in demining the Strait of Hormuz.
Global imbalances, among other issues
The ukrainian war It is also among the main topics of this meeting. Regarding this, Donald Trump confirmed that last Sunday “he had very productive conversations with the President Zelensky and President PutinAccording to Donald Trump, the Russian and Ukrainian leaders are “willing” to these possible negotiations under the auspices of the US administration. “Every week they die 25.000 personas, mostly soldiers. “This should not be happening,” he said, explaining that now that the situation in the Middle East had calmed down, he could “work on this issue.”
Macroeconomics constitutes another of the main areas of concern of the meeting. In this framework, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, He offered a press conference during the day, in which he showed his concern about “global imbalances.”
“We are all facing issues of overcapacity and export control of critical minerals. Together, we have the scale and partnerships to address them,” he explained.
Beyond its seven members
With this meeting, France has sought to expand the scope of the G7 beyond its seven members: Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and United States.
The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, He will arrive on Tuesday to participate in a session dedicated to the war in Ukraine, while Arab leaders will arrive to continue the debate on Iran. In addition, the leaders of Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya and South Korea are scheduled to attend.
Not only politics, technology and artificial intelligence will also occupy a space on the agenda of this summit. The CEO of OpenAISam Altman; Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei; and Arthur Mensch, founder of the European Mistral AI, will participate in a working lunch focused on the protection of minors in the digital environment.
Évian, used to being the center of the world
Évian is a small thermal town of just 9,000 inhabitants, accustomed, however, to occupy a prominent place on the international scene. He March 18, 1962the city gave its name to some well-known negotiations: the Évian Accords. After tense talks between France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA), the text marked the beginning of the ceasefire and, in the following months, the independence of Algeria.
Four decades later, in 2003, Évian once again became the center of international politics by host the G8, former name of the G7 before the suspension of Russia in 2014. This year, once again, the town has been chosen to organize the meeting, largely due to its strategic location on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Subscribe to continue reading
