BERLIN
(AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel will not personally attend a meeting in
the U.S. with the leaders of the world’s major economies if President
Donald Trump goes ahead with it, unless the course of the coronavirus
spread changes by then, her office said Saturday.
After
canceling the Group of Seven summit, originally scheduled for June
10-12 at Camp David, Trump said a week ago that he was again considering
hosting an in-person meeting of world leaders because it would be a
“great sign to all” of things returning to normal during the pandemic.
Immediately
after that announcement, Merkel suggested she had not yet made up her
mind on whether to attend in person or by video conference, but her
office told the dpa news agency she has now made a decision.
“As
of today, given the overall pandemic situation, she cannot commit to
participating in person,” her office said. It added that the chancellor
would continue to monitor the coronavirus situation in case things
change.
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