Hosts France, looking for Consensus between the major industrial Nations. When the subject of Libya, it succeeded the G7 foreign Ministers. Differently in the Middle East and Iran. From Dinard Bernd reported Riegert.
Posing for some Consensus – from left: Taro Kono (Japan), Chrystia Freeland (Canada), Heiko Maas (Germany), Richard Moore (UK), Enzo Milanesi (Italy), John Sullivan (USA), Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), Federica Mogherini (EU)
Shortly before the lunch with the representatives of the G7 countries and the European foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, on the seafront in Dinard, strolled. They posed for a group photo on the beach. For the press, a pair of harmonic images should be produced. However, the Minister, the Americans Mike Pompeo was not traveled, not only to France. Another Briton, Jeremy Hunt, had already left. The gentlemen were by the secretaries of state represented. “Other things in the home are sometimes more important,” said the Italian foreign Minister, Enzo Milanesi with a shrug. The French host, foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, insured at the final press conference once again, we have seen in the last few days in Washington and New York in the case of NATO and the UN all the time.
Armed to the Middle East and Iran
Le Drian, who is in this year the presidency of the G7, tried similarities. In the case of many of the world’s political issues there was agreement, said the French foreign Minister, and referred to the final Declaration. The peace process in the Middle East and the policy, but expressly against Iran except. Here are the views of the United States and the rest of the partners (the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Japan, EU) are far apart. “We agree to disagree. This is the formula that is used for the first Time in a G7 document,” said a trader, a Diplomat after the Meeting.
Magnificent scenery, modest decisions: Mounted police on the beach of Dinard
The United States insist that the Israeli annexation of the Golan heights in 1981, to recognise that actually belong to Syria. The Japanese foreign Minister Taro Kono pointed out that the United States would have to comply with international law. The American representative replied that, in practice, the 1967 conquered the Golan heights had long been part of Israel. Whether international law is really crucial, doubted the American Delegation.
Of the EU’s Two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians is not found in the G7 Declaration. The United States lines of this passage. On the subject of “containment of Iran”, there was no convergence. Germany, France, great Britain and Italy want to keep, such as Russia and China in the international agreement with Iran to prevent it from arming with nuclear missiles. The United States were descended from the “Iran Deal” to come up with new sanctions, “maximum pressure” on Iran.
Against a military solution in Libya
A broad Consensus, according to Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas, but in the case of the emerging crisis in Libya. “We are all very concerned,” said Maas, and referred to statements by the G7 and the UN security Council. “We want to use all diplomatic channels to put pressure on the various parties.” Especially the militia of General Haftar would have to be made to stop their advance on the capital Tripoli. The G7 foreign Ministers stated that the United Nations had initiated a political Dialog in Libya and the population had to be protected. How exactly this is to be achieved remained unclear. Only one thing is for sure, the G7: “A military solution to the conflict in Libya can’t give it.”
Eight of the round table, eavesdropping at the window-free space: Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas (2.v.r.) is concerned about Libya
The Italian foreign Minister, Enzo Milanesi spoke by telephone on Friday with the militia-General Haftar, backed by the US allies Saudi Arabia,. Milanesi said in Dinard, he had conveyed the message of the G7, that has to be stopped in front of the ass. “I asked him to take to consider our demand,” said Milanesi. The response from Libya arrived promptly. Haftar’s not allowed to tell, he’s thinking of giving up. The G7 want to prevent further production investments for Oil in Libya in the hands of militias, which could be used to Finance the civil war.
The EU has supported the Libyan government in Tripoli, she also works in the Back of migrants and refugees in Libya. The EU and the Libyan coast guard, so that this is applied at least to a part of the coast of the tractor and refugee boats. Eight years ago, the United States, Canada and some Western European countries (except Germany) military had intervened in Libya to overthrow former dictator Muammar-al-Gaddafi. Since then, rival militias and rebel groups are fighting under the “Islamic state” in the North African state.
EU and G7: all eight flags to be hoisted. In the next year, the President of the United States to decode.
The foreign Ministers prepared in Brittany a summit of heads of state and heads of government in August, on the initiatives to combat economic and social inequality in the world decided to be. To this end, taxation of Internet companies, more rights for women in war and crisis zones, as well as the protection against the consequences of globalisation and Cyber – attacks.
The French hosts have put together an ambitious program that must now be in its details. In the past year, the American President Donald Trump at the G7 had denied summit in Canada its consent to similar initiatives, and the summit more or less burst. In the coming year, the United States in the G7 presidency.