Macron hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla there in 2021 for the palace’s 400th anniversary, with a dinner in the Hall of Mirrors, one of the features of the 2,300 rooms in the palace. In 2017, before his personal relationship with Vladimir Putin deteriorated because of the war in Ukraine, the then newly elected Macron hosted the Russian president at Versailles. Trump will also meet with Macron after the Republican president arrives in France on Monday afternoon. Trump will depart Washington after celebrating his
80th birthday with a primetime mixed martial arts show on the White House lawn Sunday. Trump also plans separate talks with the leaders of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and India, officials told reporters on Saturday. Those countries are attending the summit at Macron’s invitation. Leaders of the G7 countries — the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — are meeting to discuss economic growth and development, strengthening supply chains for critical minerals, illegal immigration and artificial intelligence, among other issues.
The wars in Ukraine and Iran are also expected to be front and center. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also be at the summit. A formal meeting between Trump and Zelensky is not currently scheduled, officials told reporters, though they could meet on the sidelines. (FRANCE 24 with AP)
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