Merkel rejects Trump’s invitation to attend G7 summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected the US President’s invitation to personally attend the G7 summit in June in the United States of America due to the pandemic context of covid-19, the German government office revealed. .

“Currently, given the general situation of the pandemic, it cannot commit to participating personally [na cimeira]”said his office, adding that Angela Merkel will continue to monitor the status of the new coronavirus.

After canceling the G7 summit, scheduled for June 11 and 12, at Camp David, the American President said a week ago that he was considering organizing a leaders’ meeting, because it would be “an excellent signal for everyone” to a return to normal during the pandemic.

Immediately after the announcement, the German chancellor admitted that she had not yet decided to appear in person or by videoconference, but today her office told the DPA agency that the governor has already made a decision.

Globally, according to a report by the AFP news agency, the covid-19 pandemic has already claimed more than 362,000 deaths and infected more than 5.8 million people in 196 countries and territories.

More than 2.4 million patients were considered cured.