G7 Canada, atmosphere lying among the foreign ministers with a look at Russia

The atmosphere of the interviews is so far positive even if the moment is complex, they let Italian sources know, underlining how the news is not found according to which the final declaration of the meeting on the banks of the Saint Lawrence river would be at risk. Normal dialectic between the parties in a context – after Trump’s return to the White House – completely new between allies, explain the sources, ensuring that The parties in the end will find the square on the final press releasewhile there would be no problems on another final document concerning maritime security.

The events follow one another after the other, from Moscow to Washington, the geopolitical context is in profound evolution and this affects the positions of the ministers gathered in the woods of Québec. But no frost in the Fairmont rooms, despite only ice, interval by some encounter with the deer of the place, points out a source aware of the outcome of the various sessions. And the same secretary of American state, Marco Rubio – who on the eve of the meeting had warned against the fact that the United States will oppose any “antagonistic” words of the G7 on Russia – seemed collaborative with the allies.

The former Senator of Florida informed the allies on the outcome of the interviews in Gedda in depth and the continuation of the negotiations proposed, while the theme of military spending, so dear to Trump who would like a much more relevant effort by Europe, was not raised. As well as the duties, a theme that will be addressed bilaterally among the ministers, but which is not the responsibility of the foreign G7.

Joly-Rubio handshake

Before the start of the sessions, the Canadian Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, met Rubio. An apparently friendly encounter, with journalists on the spot who reported an affectionate greeting between the two and a handshake. The two ministers, however, did not make statements. Joly, who in his opening intervention hoped for the support of the G7 to Ukraine in front of what he called “the illegal aggression of Russia”, explained that he wanted to raise the question of the duties in “every single meeting” of the meeting.

The theme will also be raised by the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, during the bilateral with Rubio scheduled at 8 (1 pm in Italy). “I will only tell him that a commercial war is not convenient for anyone. I am also convinced that Italy can import more from the United States, it can invest more in the United States and a greater importance and greater Italian investments could also be a shield to protect our exports in that country,” said the minister speaking with journalists before the start of the works.

The Italian strategy against duties

Tajani then indicated the Italian strategy in front of the commercial war at the gates, which starts from the exploration of new potentially promising markets for our country. “Mexico, Turkey, Gulf countries, Japan, India are markets where we can work, trying to increase our exports, it being understood that we want to continue exporting also to the United States”, explained the minister, according to which “it is important in this phase not to panic, but having strategies that allow to protect our companies” and “what we are doing is trying to reassure them in such a way.

During the press point, the owner of the Farnesina – who brought the case of the cooperator Alberto Trentini to the G7 held since mid -November last in Venezuela – also responded to Ukraine, reiterating the opening to a possible Italian participation in a UN -led mission. Strada barred instead of the ‘coalition of the willing’ that Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer are trying to put together.

“We believe that it is more appropriate to focus on a choice that involves the United Nations, precisely to ensure the possibility of protecting peace, as it is done in Lebanon, where there is a force of interposition of the UNIFIL between Lebanon and Israel,” he concluded.