joe biden because there's so much that they want to do together with us, from security, nato, to climate change. it's fantastic. it's a breath of fresh air. a lot of things they want to do together. >> translator: i am happy that the american president is present here. being able to meet joe biden is obviously important because he stands with a commitment to multi-laterallism which we were missing in recent years. >> reporter: cnn international diplomatic reporter nic robertson joins us from carbis bay. you've covered countless g7 summits. it comes after the trump presidency. joe biden has promised to restore the united states presence in the world. the question is this, is multi-lateralism back? >> reporter: that's the question that all the g7 will be asking themselves.