G-7 ministers fail to find common ground on Middle East policy as they wrap up a meeting in France that was shaken by absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Britain's Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Richard Moore, Italy's Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, US Deputy Secretary of State John J.
But what was omitted from the G-7′s positions said as much as what was included. The differences could set the stage for tensions at an August summit of the leaders of the G-7 advanced economies — the United States, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy and the U.K. The foreign ministers’ joint statement itself acknowledged “clear differences” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after “an exchange of views.”
U.S. officials acknowledged points of discord at the talks hosted by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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