LA MALBAIE, Quebec - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that a joint statement from Group of Seven nations was just a first step and marked an attempt to 'stabilize things' as a trade dispute with the United States threatened to tear the alliance apart. 'This agreement...is good news and it marks a collective desire to stabilize things,' Macron told reporters. 'Nevertheless, I do not consider that with a declaration all is obtained and it is obvious that we will have in the coming weeks, the next months, to continue to work.'
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