UAE President joins world leaders at G7 meeting
France hosts the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains from June 15–17, bringing leaders together
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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, European Council President Antonio Costa, French President Emmanuel Macron, Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Emmanuel Macron, President of France stand for a photograph during the G7 France 2026 Summit at the Hotel Royal.
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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Trump discussed strategic cooperation and joint efforts to further strengthen UAE-US relations in support of both countries’ mutual interests.
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan speaks with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission during the G7 France 2026 Summit at the Hotel Royal. Seen with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.
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US President Donald Trump speaks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and France's President Emmanuel Macron during a work lunch as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes and shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for the official greeting ahead of a work lunch as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026.
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US President Donald Trump (R) reacts as he receives a jersey of Germany's national football team bearing the number 47 and his name, gifted by Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) flanked by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, central-eastern France on June 16, 2026.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, front right, speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, front left, at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France.
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G7 Summit: PM Modi receives warm welcome from French President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, poses with India's Prime Minister Narenda Modi during a welcome ceremony prior to a group photo of G7 leaders and invited nations during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.
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European Council President Antonio Costa, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump, Kenya's President William Ruto, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Brazilian politician Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva pose for a family photograph during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026.
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