Trump postpones G7 summit until after presidential electionAugust 11, 2020 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Donald Trump said he has asked that the G7 meeting be postponed until after the U.S. presidential election in November, after a previous delay due to Covid-19 concerns, CNN reports. “I’m much more inclined to do it sometime after the election,” Trump told reporters at the briefing. “We were going to do it in September.” The summit was slated to be held at Camp David in June, and after a tentative plan to postpone the meeting and switch to a virtual conference, Trump had floated in May the idea of doing it in person in the fall. Trump said the White House had not yet formally invited leaders. “We haven’t sent out invitations. We’re talking to them,” he said. He noted he planned on inviting countries that aren’t formal members of the group of seven. Asked whether he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said he would do so because Putin is an “important factor.” “I certainly would invite him to the meeting. I think he’s an important factor.” Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |