G20 Summit: World leaders discuss trade and climate change as riot-hit event comes to close
World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies
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World leaders made concessions on trade and climate change to Donald Trump at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies. Reuters
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In a departure from final summit declarations that tend to outline consensus on issues that range from fighting terrorism to financial governance, the extraordinary conclusions this year spelled out differences on core issues. AP
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It acknowledged Trump’s decision to go his own way on taking the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Accord. The declaration also stated for the first time the right of countries to protect their markets with “legitimate trade and defence instruments”. AP
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“Where there is no consensus, the communique spelt out the discord,” said host Angela Merkel, who was praised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for finding an “optimal compromise” on the touchiest issue of climate. AP
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Emmanuel Macron also hailed the approach, saying that the club found an “indispensable balance” through the text and halted any backsliding on fighting climate change. He also took the opportunity to announce a new climate summit for 12 December, which he said would focus on climate financing. AP
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Within the summit walls, world leaders were dancing a delicate diplomatic waltz, with discord not only dogging the main G20 conferences, but also adding tension to the atmosphere in bilateral asides. Reuters
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A highlight for India was when Donald Trump walked up to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for “an impromptu interaction”. AP
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Argentina will host the G20 summit of leading nations in 2018, while Japan will preside over the 2019 edition. AP
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