The President of the United States Donald trump explained the presence of his daughter Ivanka trump in private talks on the sidelines of the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg. The head of state wrote in his Twitter on Monday, July 10.
“When I left the courtroom to hold a short meeting with [representatives] of Japan and other countries, I asked Ivanka to take [my] place. This is normal. M. Angela [Merkel] agree,” he said.
Earlier that same day, the Russian Sherpa in the “Big twenty” Svetlana Lukash told TASS that Moscow considers justified, the presence of daughter trump at the summit, as she realized her idea of creating a Fund for women’s entrepreneurship. Lukash said that the “strengthening of the role of women in the economy — one of the priorities of the person of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.”
However, she stressed that the leaders decide who will participate with them in the summit.
On the eve of German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the permissible presence of daughter trump at one of the events of the summit. “Ivanka trump is a member of the U.S. delegation. She works in the White house and is responsible for a number of initiatives,” said the Chancellor, adding that such actions are practiced in other delegations.
The “Russian service Bi-bi-si” said that such a case is unprecedented in the history of the summit.
Ivanka trump replaced his father on 8 July at a meeting in the framework of the G20 summit in Hamburg, where were discussed the issues of African migration and health. Lucas posted a photo showing that the Ivanka sits between leader XI Jinping and British Prime Minister Theresa may.