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Friday 14 July 2017
Trump, Macron look past differences amid Paris meet

By VIVIAN SALAMA alerted authorities.
Associated Press Trump called his son a
PARIS (AP) — President “wonderful young man”
Donald Trump and French and continued to down-
President Emmanuel Ma- play the issue, saying that
cron set aside lingering “nothing happened” as a
differences on climate result of the meeting.
change during their meet- During his flight to Paris,
ing in France on Thursday, Trump had praised his son
asserting that it shouldn’t as “a good boy” and a
prevent them from working “good kid” and said that
together toward a post- he’d listened to the Russian
war roadmap for Syria and lawyer’s pitch “out of po-
to enhance Mideast secu- liteness.”
rity. Trump also continued to
Trump, standing alongside cast doubt on the con-
Macron at a news con- clusion of U.S. intelligence
ference, said the two na- agencies that Putin had
tions have “occasional meddled in the election to
disagreements” but that help him win, telling report-
would not disrupt a friend- ers that, “the next time I’m
ship that dates back to the with Putin, I’m going to ask
American Revolution. He him: Who were you really
remained non-committal for? Because I can’t be-
about the United States President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron his wife lieve that he would have
eventually rejoining the Brigitte Macron, sit for dinner at the Jules Verne Restaurant on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday, been for me.” The conver-
global climate agreement July 13, 2017. sation was originally de-
that bears Paris’ name, tell- (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) scribed as off-the-record,
ing Macron, “if it happens other areas of coopera- whirlwind, 36-hour visit to The president landed in but the White House de-
that will be wonderful, and tion. “Should that have an meet with Macron and Paris amid questions about cided to release portions
if it doesn’t that will be OK impact on the discussions tackle potential solutions to emails showing that his el- Thursday.
too.” we’re having on all other the crisis in Syria and discuss dest son, Donald Trump Jr., Topics like resolving the
Macron acknowledged topics? No, absolutely not,” broader counterterrorism welcomed the prospect of years-long civil war in Syria
sharp differences on the he said. strategies before being fet- receiving Russian govern- and countering terrorism
Paris climate pact but said Trump arrived in the French ed at Bastille Day celebra- ment support in last year’s gave Trump and Macron
the two leaders could find capital on Thursday for a tions Friday. presidential campaign be- areas to cooperate. The
tween his father and Hillary two said they also dis-
Clinton. cussed the security situa-
Trump defended his name- tions in Ukraine and Libya.
sake, saying that “most Trump praised a cease-fire
people would have taken in southern Syria that he
that meeting,” a message helped broker last week
that contradicted his in- with Russia and Jordan and
coming FBI director’s testi- said the U.S. was working
mony that Donald Trump on a second cease-fire in a
Jr. should have instead “rough part of Syria.”q

Officials: US expected to say

Iran is still abiding nuke deal

By JOSH LEDERMAN rate set of terms designed
Associated Press to limit its nuclear program.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The The Trump administration is-
Trump administration is ex- sued its first certification in
pected to tell Congress April and faces a Monday
early next week that Iran is deadline to certify that Iran
still complying with the 2015 is still complying. Though of-
nuclear deal, three U.S. of- ficials cautioned that Trump
ficials said Thursday, even could still change his mind,
as a broader review of Iran they said the administration
policy ordered by President was preparing to say Iran is
Donald Trump drags on. indeed complying but that
Under the deal negoti- the certification does not
ated by President Barack prejudge the outcome of
Obama and world pow- Trump’s Iran policy review.
ers, the administration must The officials weren’t autho-
certify to Congress every rized to discuss the decision
three months whether Iran publicly and requested
is complying with an elabo- anonymity.q