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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the end of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 26, 2019. /Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the upcoming G7 summit during a phone call on Monday, according to the Tass news agency.
Trump has decided to delay
the upcoming G7 summit until September
and potentially invite leaders of Russia, Australia, India and South Korea to attend the summit.
"Donald Trump informed Vladimir Putin about his idea to hold the G7 summit with possible participation of leaders of Russia, Australia, India and South Korea," the Russian leader's press service noted.
The leaders highlighted the importance of boosting Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability and confidence-building measures in the military sphere, the Kremlin specified. "It was agreed to keep up contacts on various levels," the statement reads.
Overall, the Kremlin said the phone call was "constructive, business-like and substantial."
Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to join the session if organized, but the feasibility of Trump setting it up remains doubtful with no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, according to the Yonhap.
Moon, like many of his foreign counterparts, has relied on phone or video links since the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
The president began this year with plans for a series of overseas trips. He was supposed to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Turkey in mid-March. But he canceled the tour due to the spread of the coronavirus.
In contrast, Moon was quick to accept Trump's invitation, expressing support for his bid to broaden the membership of what he calls the outdated G7 forum.
