Evian, June 15 -- US President Donald Trump arrived in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains to attend the 52nd G7 Summit on Monday, carrying geopolitical momentum following a watershed diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East.

"Everything is very nice," he said from a distance to the reporters and briefly waved to them.

The top-tier multilateral forum, hosted by France in the scenic spa town of Evian, is scheduled to run from June 15 to 17 against a backdrop of major global economic and security shifts.

The premier diplomatic bloc comprises major global powers Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union has been part of the G7 since 1981.

Trump earlier arrived in Geneva to...