WASHINGTON — United States president Donald Trump said on Saturday he had not read special counsel Robert Mueller’s report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia that his Democratic opponents say should be released in full.
“I have not read the Mueller report yet, even though I have every right to do so,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Only know the conclusions, and on the big one, no collusion.” US attorney general William Barr says he plans to make public a redacted copy of the nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by the middle of this month, if not sooner. On 22 March, Mueller completed his 22-month probe, and Barr sent a four-page letter to congress two days later outlining the main findings.
G7 mostly agreed
except on Iran issue
DINARD — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations broadly agreed on issues during a two-day meeting, but were unable to bridge differences on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how to deal with Iran, France’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “Despite the crisp air of Dinard, we couldn’t overcome some of our differences,” foreign minister Jean-Yves le Drian said at the end of a two-day meeting in western France. “I think the talks were constructive and pleasant both in tone and in the fundamentals.” Le Drian, whose country has been criticised for supporting Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, said rival factions in Libya needed to hold back, and that Haftar should accept a United Nations-backed peace effort.
– Nampa-AFP-Reuters-Xinhua
