A spokesman for The Blue House, South Korean presidential office, said in a statement that Moon accepted Trump\u2019s invitation for the delayed G7 meeting during a phone conversation, the state-run Yonhap News Agency reported.<\/p>\n
“In their 15-minute telephone conversation, Trump said G7’s outdated system does not represent the current international security situation. He [Trump] said the US is seeking to expand the forum to G11 or G12,” spokesman Kang Min-seok said.<\/p>\n
Trump signaled to add South Korea, Australia, India, and Russia to the upcoming session that the US is planning to host around the UN General Assembly in September.<\/p>\n
The US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Britain are members of the G7. The G7 2020 session was set for March but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
Moon said: “It is an appropriate measure to invite the four nations in addition.”<\/p>\n
“I am willing to accept it [invitation],” Moon told Trump in a 15-minute-long phone call. “South Korea will play the role that it can over quarantine and the economy.”<\/p>\n
“If G7 takes place in an expanded and face-to-face format this year, it will be a milestone in preparations for the post-coronavirus era,” Moon said, adding: “It will also herald that the world is returning to a normal life and economy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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