kaitlyn collins. reporter: face-to-face diplomacy is back. okay. reporter: as president biden surrounded himself with other world leaders at the g7 summit. after being forced to meet remotely for a year, it was the first gathering of the foreign leaders since the covid-19 pandemic. it is genuinely wonderful to see everybody in person. i can t tell you what a difference it makes. reporter: biden arrived intent on restoring the traditional alliances that his predecessor often undermined. some of those allies are already noting the difference in biden and his pred sesor including german chancellor angela merkel. translator: being able to meet joe biden is important because he stands for multi-laterallism which we were missing for years. reporter: merkel had a notoriously fraught photo. merkel was standing over trump as he refused to sign the joint
can in the public statements that you get from these world leaders, though some of them have said publicly they re grateful for biden s presence, a clear jab at his predecessor. you see the embraces, the handshakes, there are fewer arm crossings and looks of disapproval that we became used to in the trump era. just because they are more diplomatic, does not mean they see eye to eye on everything. face to face diplomacy is back tonight as president biden surrounded himself with other world leaders at the g7 summit. after being forced to meet remotely for a year, it was the first gathering of the four leaders since the covid-19 pandemic. it is genuinely wonderful to see everybody in person. i can t tell you what a difference it makes. reporter: biden arrived intent on restoring the traditional alliances that his predecessor often undermined. some of those allies are already