Trade dominated the two-day summit, with leaders of Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Britain and Italy returning to the topic repeatedly.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Group of Seven countries have agreed to a joint communique at the conclusion of the alliance's leaders' summit in Quebec.

French President Macron said he and Trump held "open and direct" discussions, adding that he thought there was a way to get a "win-win" outcome on trade, though details remained unclear.