An embarrassing situation for Merkel in Britain due to the “Corona” restrictions

Image source: Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was asked not to shake hands with her recipients upon her arrival in Britain for the G7 summit, as she was reminded of the restrictions of the Corona virus and the rules of social distancing.

At the Cornwall summit, the chancellor shook hands with the first member of the ceremony to welcome the leaders of the "G7" countries, before reminding her after that not to shake hands with the rest of his colleagues, according to the British newspaper "Express".

The German chancellor wore a face mask when she reached the summit.

Talks were held at the G7 summit on the best way forward in the United Kingdom and the European Union after a number of disagreements over the Northern Ireland protocol.

After months of video meetings, the Group of Seven major industrialized countries hosted by Britain met to discuss global problems, amid the leaders’ determination to affirm their unity in facing global crises, starting with climate and the epidemic, with a focus on redistributing one billion doses of vaccine against “Covid-19”, which was considered Not enough humanitarian and charitable organizations that strongly criticized the situation.

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