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Emmanuel Macron during the G7 debate in Biarritz on the environment, August 26, 2019. Jeff J. Mitchell / Pool via REUTERS

These are the last hours of the G7 summit in Biarritz. The leaders American, British, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Canadian will separate in the afternoon after a series of press conferences.

With our special correspondent , Nicolas Falez

The aftermath of the Iranian Foreign Minister's surprise visit to Biarritz continues to shake up the G7. " I was aware of everything he did and I approved; I told him go! ". It is in these terms that Donald Trump reacted on Monday, August 26 in the morning to the surprise meeting organized by Emmanuel Macron yesterday with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif. Obviously, the American president is not angry and he will be with Emmanuel Macron this afternoon for a joint press conference. He welcomed this morning the " great unity " of the G7 in this issue.

Gafa tax agreement?

A very conciliatory tone. And we also learned this morning that a tax dispute between France and the United States could be smoothed, with a draft agreement on Gafa tax, the tax imposed by France to the digital giants of the United States. It was a great subject of tension between Paris and Washington; Americans who even stirred the threat of retaliation on French wine. " We are close to an agreement, " says Donald Trump.

The call of nature

This morning, the G7 leaders expanded their discussions to other invited countries to talk about climate, biodiversity and oceans. Forest fires in the Amazon are present in all minds. Even before the opening of the summit, Emmanuel Macron had evoked the call of the forest and the call of the oceans, promising concrete actions. We have just learned that the G7 is unblocking emergency assistance to send Canadair planes to fight fires in the Amazon.

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