Trump, Putin to miss climate G20 discussion for bilateral talks - reports
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to miss the G20 leaders鈥� discussion on climate and energy as they have scheduled their first personal meeting during the working session, German news reports. German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the G20 leaders for the summit in Hamburg, where protests turned violent overnight and protesters clashed with police. Merkel told the press on Thursday night that there were various options on the table with regards to a commitment to the Paris Agreement for the final statement, adding that the Sherpas - the G20 leaders top-negotiators 鈥� still had 鈥渟ome work to do over the coming two nights鈥�. reported that the G20 were working on a compromise that would allow the United States to agree on the final communiqu茅 while taking note of the US president鈥檚 decision to leave the international climate deal. But close observers of the negotiations have told the 威力彩玩法 that discussions were still ongoing. German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel told TV station ZDF on Thursday after a meeting with Trump and Merkel that the climate issue remained 鈥渃learly disputed鈥�.
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