World leaders descend on Germany for the annual G7 summit

With flowers in the fore ground the G-7 leaders from left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi wave as they pose for a group photo during the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stroll outside at the summit of G7 nations at Schloss Elmau on June 7, 2015 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In the course of the two-day summit G7 leaders are scheduled to discuss global economic and security issues, as well as pressing global health-related issues, including antibiotics-resistant bacteria and Ebola. Several thousand protesters have announced they will seek to march towards Schloss Elmau and at least 17,000 police are on hand to provide security. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. president Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday June 8, 2015 during the G-7 summit. (Michaek Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama shares a Bavarian breakfast with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer prior the summit of G7 nations on June 7, 2015 in Kruen, Germany. In the course of the two-day summit G7 leaders are scheduled to discuss global economic and security issues, as well as pressing global health-related issues, including antibiotics-resistant bacteria and Ebola. Several thousand protesters have announced they will seek to march towards Schloss Elmau and at least 17,000 police are on hand to provide security. (Photo by Steffen Kugler – Pool/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama (2ndL) stands next to Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) at a breakfast meeting with local citizens in Kruen near Garmisch-Partenkirchen on June 7, 2015 before the start of a G7 summit. Germany hosts a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Pool / )

(l-r) French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper attend the first working session of a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 7, 2015. Germany hosts a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Alain Jocard)

U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, points during a group photo of G-7 leaders and Outreach guests at the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. Other leaders from left, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, European Council President Donald Tusk, French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waits near flags in the shade for G-7 leaders during arrivals for the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015. The two-day summit will address such issues as climate change, poverty and the situation in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

From left, European Council President Donald Tusk, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pose for a group photo during the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. President Barack Obama drinks a beer as he sits between men dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes during a visit to the village of Kruen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015 prior to the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen where the summit will start later the day. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Alp horn players listen to a brief speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, during a visit to the village of Kruen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015 prior to the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen where the summit will start later the day. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, pool)

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, toasts with a beer as he sits between men dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes during a visit to the village of Kruen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015 prior to the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen where the summit will start later the day. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A woman pushes her bike past a jeweler’s shop that is protected with wooden boards prior to a protest in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Saturday, June 6, 2015 against the G-7 summit in nearby Schloss Elmau hotel on June 7/8. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

US President Barack Obama, center right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center left, walk to a group photo of G-7 leaders and Outreach guests at the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. To the right of Obama is European Council President Donald Tusk. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

An anti G7-protester protects a policemen from the sun with an umbrella during a rally on a road to Elmau, near in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on June 7, 2015, where to a G7 summit takes place. Germany hosts a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle near Garmisch-Partenkirchen on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Philipp Guelland)

Policer officers watch as an anti G7-protester dressed as a clown blows bubbles in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on June 6, 2015, ahead of the G7 summit. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Philipp Guelland)

An anti-G7 protester gestures during a rally in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on June 6, 2015, ahead of the G7 summit. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Philipp Guelland)

An elderly man wearing Lederhosen eats ice-cream as riot police walk past during a march by anti-G7 protesters through the city center the day before the summit of G7 leaders on June 6, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. G7 leaders will meet at nearby Schloss Elmau on June 7-8 and protesters are holding a variety of gatherings and demonstrations to voice their opposition. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Anti-G7 protesters confront riot police during scuffles that involved tear gas and pepper spray during a march through the city center the day before the summit of G7 leaders on June 6, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. G7 leaders will meet at nearby Schloss Elmau on June 7-8 and protesters are holding a variety of gatherings and demonstrations to voice their opposition. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Activists have installed balloons decorated with the portraits of (L-R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during a protest activity against the G7 summit on June 5, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle near Garmisch Partenkirchen, southern Germany on June 7 and 8, 2015. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

Activists inflate a balloon decorated with the portrait of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on June 5, 2015 in Munich, southern Germany, during a protest activity against the G7 summit. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle near Garmisch Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Christof Stache)

Two activists dressed as bees and protesting against the U.S. agriculture company Monsanto share a laugh during a rally following a protest march attended by approximately 30,000 people against the upcoming G7 summit on June 4, 2015 in Munich, Germany. The leaders of the G7 nations are scheduled to meet at nearby Schloss Elmau June 7-8. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Activists have installed balloons decorated with the portraits of (L-R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during a protest activity against the G7 summit on June 5, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle near Garmisch Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)

Anti G7-protesters demonstrate in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on June 6, 2015, ahead of the G7 summit. Germany will host the G7 summit at Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/John Macdougall)

World leaders descend on Germany for the annual G7 summit

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