Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne over French counterpart Emmanuel Macron intentions to ripen his invitation to join his "Board of Peace".
Why did Trump say so?
Responding to the reporters question well-nigh Macron saying he would not join the board, Trump said, "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him considering he will be out of office very soon."
Referring to French President Emmanuel Macron, the US President said that "I'll put a 200 per cent tariff on his wines and champagnes. And he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join."
Trump said that the tariff threat was directed to Macron, remoter widow that "Well, nobody wants him considering he’s going to be out of office very soon."
What was the message from Macron?
Later, the US President posted a screenshot of a private message sent from French President to Trump on his platform Truth Social.
"From president Macron to President Trump. My friend, We are totally in line on Syria. We can do unconfined things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing in Greenland," the text read.
According to the message, Macron is offering a proper meeting, "I can set up a G7 meeting without Davos in Paris on Thursday afternoon. I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians in the margins."
The message remoter added, "Let us have a dinner together in Paris together on Thursday surpassing you go when to the US."
Has Macron reacted?
A source tropical to French President Macron said, "Tariff threats to transpiration our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective."
The source said on Monday that France intends to ripen the invitation for now, equal to Reuters.
What is the "Board of Peace"?
The initiative, which is led by the US President, aims to bring lasting peace in Gaza, support postwar governance, reconstruction and resolve global conflict.
The US President has sent invitations to virtually 60 countries, such as Pakistan, Jordan, Hungary, Vietnam, Russia, Canada, Turkey, Egypt and Albania. Trump has described the effort as a historic new tideway to global peace.
And once the workbench starts functioning, there are apprehensions that it will proffer to other conflicts such as Ukraine and Venezuela, and members may have to end up taking sides.
Who all are on the board?
Trump would chair the workbench for life and would start by addressing the Gaza conflict and then expand to deal with other conflicts.
Last week, the White House moreover spoken the insemination of an executive board, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former British premier Tony Blair, US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and World Bank President Ajay Banga.
