US President Donald Trump has retracted his endorsement of the joint communique issued at the end of the G7 summit, accusing Canada of "dishonesty".
He said that other countries were imposing "massive tariffs" on the US.
The joint communique, advocating a "rules-based trading system", was reached despite tension over US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed afterwards to press ahead with retaliatory tariffs on 1 July. Speaking at a news conference, he described as "insulting" Trump's decision to invoke national security concerns to justify steel and aluminium tariffs.
"It would be with regret but it would be with absolute clarity and firmness that we move forward with retaliatory measures on 1 July," Trudeau said. "Canadians are polite and reasonable but we will also not be pushed around."
His words contained nothing he had not said before, both in public and in private conversations with Trump, his office said later.
The EU said it would stick to the joint communique despite Trump's decision.Trump had earlier signed the joint statement agreed by all the G7 nations despite the trade row.
Source : BBC
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