The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump will be attending the G7 Summit in Alberta next month.
Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Thursday (May 22) that Trump would be heading to the summit in Kananaskis, Alta. The 51st summit runs June 15 to 17.
"President Trump will travel to the G7 leaders summit in Canada from June 15 through the 17," Leavitt said, adding the White House will sending out additional logistics after the briefing.
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It's organized through a presidency that rotates annually. The country assuming the G7 presidency is responsible for hosting and organizing the summit, along with meetings between ministers and senior officials before the summit.
The June summit will be Prime Minister Mark Carney's first in his new role. He and Trump met face-to-face for the first time as leaders on .
During that meeting, Carney told Trump that Canada "won't be for sale," referring to Trump's repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state.
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