Ariana News Agency-\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The diplomats in attendance projected a united front while walking side-by-side along a seaside promenade before they released the agreement from their two-day meeting in Dinard. The agreement included mildly worded joint commitments on issues such as fighting cybercrime, giving women bigger peacemaking roles, and engaging with countries in Africa\u2019s Sahel region to combat migrant trafficking.<\/p>\n But what was omitted from the G-7\u2019s positions said as much as what was included. The differences could set the stage for tensions at an August summit of the leaders of the G-7 advanced economies \u2014 the United States, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy and the U.K.<\/p>\n A European Union official expressed \u201cregret\u201d the document had what she considered to be several glaring omissions that conflicted with non-negotiable positions of the EU. They included \u201cno reference to a two-state solution\u201d in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and \u201cno mention\u201d of the U.N. Security Council resolution in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, she said.<\/p>\n The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not allowed to speak to the news media, said the language used to described the G-7\u2019s deep concern over Iran\u2019s \u201ccontinuing support for terrorist organizations and armed militias\u201d was not language EU members tend to use. Four of the G-7 nations are in the European Union.<\/p>\n The foreign ministers\u2019 joint statement itself acknowledged \u201cclear differences\u201d on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after \u201can exchange of views.\u201d<\/p>\n The agreement included an initiative to help countries share best practices on encouraging responsible online behavior. Also, the group pledged to encourage the creation of funds to help survivors of sexual violence in danger spots, and to encourage Sahel countries to take steps to end trafficking. It also reaffirmed the G-7\u2019s \u201ccommitment to a rules-based international order.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations failed to reach consensus on key Middle East issues on Saturday as they wrapped up a meeting in France that was shaken by the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_mat_hreflang_tags":[],"addvideo":"","video_duration":"","farsit":"","target":"0","top_stories":"0","top":"0"},"categories":[305,1],"tags":[503,137],"class_list":["post-2669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-news","tag-g-7","tag-middle-east"],"acf":{"myctype":"change","target":false,"top_stories":false,"top":false,"farsit":""},"yoast_head":"\n