France is rescheduling this year’s Group of 7 summit to avoid a conflict with a high-profile mixed martial arts event at the White House, according to two officials involved in G7 planning who spoke with POLITICO.
Originally, Paris had announced that the meeting of G7 leaders would take place from June 14 to June 16 in Evian-les-Bains, a picturesque town on the shores of Lake Geneva. The dates were chosen to coincide with Flag Day in the United States and, coincidentally, President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
