Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in France

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Published 19.38

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference in Paris in March. Photo: Ludovic Marin/AP/TT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend the G7 summit in France next week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced.

“This is very important for us because we need to rebuild consensus within the G7 on support for Ukraine (in the war against Russia),” Macron said, referring to the differences between European leaders and the United States, whose President Donald Trump is also attending.

The meeting will be held in Evian, France, on Lake Geneva, from June 15 to 17. Zelenskyy will attend a meeting on Tuesday morning, Macron said.

The leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will also be invited to a meeting to discuss the war in the Middle East, according to the French president.

The G7 consists of France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.