Scott Morrison is likely to hold his first in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in the United Kingdom next week.
Scott Morrison is likely to hold his first in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7-plus meeting in the United Kingdom next week.The pandemic and global pushes against aggressive behaviour by China and Russia will be discussedThe Prime Minister is also hoping to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in at the gathering of world leaders in Cornwall.
The G7 is made up of major developed democracies — the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and Italy — but is being expanded this year to include leaders from India, South Korea and Australia. The meeting is likely to focus on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic recovery, as well as coordinating efforts to push back against increasingly aggressive behaviour by China and Russia.press developed countries to ratchet up their commitments to slash carbon emissionsAfter the G7-plus summit, Mr Morrison will hold meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London and with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
Both the United Kingdom and Australia had been hoping to use the meeting to announce a free trade deal, but some sticking points remain, particularly over agricultural exports.
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