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G7 Summit in Biarritz

G7 Summit in Biarritz

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy’s acting Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Council President Donald Tuska ttend the G7 summit, in Biarritz, France Aug. 24, 2019. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Senegal’s President Macky Sall and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, G7 world leaders and leaders of international organizations arrive to attend a working session on “G7 Partnership with Africa” during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a working session on “G7 Partnership with Africa” during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a G-7 Working Session on the Global Economy, Foreign Policy, and Security Affairs the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a bilateral meeting as part of the second day of the annual G7 Summit, in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019. (AFP)

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) listens as US President Donald speaks, flanked by US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (3rd from R), during a bilateral meeting at the Bellevue center in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. (AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Biarritz. (AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the G7 summit, in Biarritz, France Aug. 24, 2019. (Reuters)

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and US President Donald Trump take part in a bilateral meeting at the Bellevue center in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. (AFP)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the G7 summit, in Biarritz, France Aug. 24, 2019. (Reuters)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Union Council President Donald Tusk at a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to welcome African leaders Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 in Biarritz. (AP)

US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands during a bilateral meeting at the Bellevue center in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit. (AFP)

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel walks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, 25 Aug. 2019. (Reuters)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to the G7 summit, in Biarritz, France Aug. 24, 2019. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a kiss past his wife Brigitte Macron at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner on Aug. 24, 2019, on the first day of the annual G7 Summit. (AFP)

A view of the Grande Plage, normally packed with holiday makers, pictured deserted in Biarritz, south-west France on August 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit. (AFP)

(From L) Japan's Prime Minister's wife Akie Abe, European Council President's wife Malgorzata Tusk, Australia's Prime Minister's wife Jenny Morrison, wife of French President Brigitte Macron, Chile's First Lady Cecilia Morel, President of the World Bank Group's wife Adele Malpass and US First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains during a visit on traditional Basque culture, near Biarritz as part of the G7 summit, on Aug. 25, 2019. (AFP)

(From L) Chile’s First Lady Cecilia Morel, French President’s wife Brigitte Macron, US First Lady Melania Trump and European Council President’s wife Malgorzata Tusk attend a traditional dance performance with the other G7 leaders’ spouses at the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains during a visit on traditional Basque culture, near Biarritz as part of the G7 summit, on Aug. 25, 2019. (AFP)

(from L) Japan’s Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe, European Council President’s wife Malgorzata Tusk, Australia’s Prime Minister’s wife Jenny Morrison, Chile’s First Lady Cecilia Morel, President of the World Bank Group’s wife Adele Malpass, US First Lady Melania Trump and wife of French President Brigitte Macron look at traditional dance performance as they arrive at the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains during a visit on traditional Basque culture, near Biarritz as part of the G7 summit, on Aug. 25, 2019. (AFP)

Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, US First Lady Melania Trump, right, Chile's First Lady Cecilia Morel, left, and Malgorzata Tusk, wife of European Council President Donald Tusk, visit a field of Espelette pepper in Espelette, near Biarritz, southwestern France, Sunday Aug. 25, 2019. (AP)

Anti-G7 protesters face off with police during a demonstration in Hendaye, near Biarritz, as part of the G7 summit, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Anti-G7 protesters are surrounded by police during a demonstration in Hendaye, near Biarritz, as part of the G7 summit, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (The Canadian Press via AP)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets US President Donald Trump for bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets U.S. President Donald Trump for bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) gestures as German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens on during a press conference on the situation in Sahel during the G7 summit in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual summit. (AFP)

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speak during a press conference on the situation in Sahel during the G7 summit in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual summit. (AFP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during a meeting on the second day of the G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy’s acting Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a G7 working session on “International Economy and Trade, and International Security Agenda” during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

President of the European Council Donald Tusk, clockwise from center front, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump, President of France Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson take part in a working session with G7 leaders on the second day of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (The Canadian Press via AP)

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera at a bilateral meeting during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

US President Donald Trump attends the first working session of the G7 Summit, in Biarritz, France, Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a bilateral meeting during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France Aug. 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Updated 25 August 2019 21:33

August 25, 2019 16:45

Leaders of major world economies are meeting in Biarritz, France for the 45th G7 Summit to discuss the shaky world economy amid trade disputes and uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s policies.