Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit

Donald Trump will meet the leaders of the other six G7 nations – France, Canada, Germany, Italy, the UK and Japan – in Évian-les-Bains, France, with the summit to run from Monday to Wednesday. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Donald Trump will meet the leaders of the other six G7 nations – France, Canada, Germany, Italy, the UK and Japan – in Évian-les-Bains, France, with the summit to run from Monday to Wednesday. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran E mmanuel Macron, the host of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, has framed an agenda to make it as palatable as possible to his guest of honour, but the French president has no idea if Donald Trump, a haphazard summit attender, will last the full three days – or disrupt the proceedings every hour he stays. The US president quit the last G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, early to work on the Iran conflict , and this year, plus ça change , Iran may also draw presidential attention. For good measure, he insulted this summit’s host before leaving Canada last year, describing Macron as “publicity seeking” and adding: “Purposefully or not, Emmanuel Macron always gets it wrong.” Macron, who will be attending his 10th G7 summit, chose not to take umbrage, and has even postponed the start of the summit to allow Trump to celebrate his 80th birthday with a UFC event on the White House lawn . Macron is holding out a dinner in Versailles on Wednesday night as a reward if Trump stays the three days; French officials say Trump adores the palace’s gold, and insist the two men respect each other. It will be touch and go if Trump completes the summit. Reports out of Washington suggest the US president has not been in celebratory mood, and the temptation for him will be to insult his six fellow leaders – representing Canada, France , Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK – for lacking the loyalty to join his earlier plan to reopen the strait of Hormuz through force. At best, he will be demanding the planned Franco-British naval taskforce to enforce the restoration of freedom of navigation, as outlined in the US-Iran joint memorandum of understanding, moves quickly. De-mining is also urgently needed if the hundreds of tankers backed up in the strait are to reach the arteries of the world economy in time. View image in fullscreen Emmanuel Macron will issue a chairman’s summary on discussions over the conflicts in Gaza and Iran, and concise communiques after each working session on other topics. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/AFP/Getty Images The other G7 leaders – all opposed to the Iran war, with the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, describing it as a US humiliation – will have to decide whether to look ahead, or pass verdict on a war that has upended the world economy. Trump appears to be