BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Leaders of the world's top
economies agreed Saturday to repair the global trading system as they
closed a Group of 20 summit that saw the Trump administration at odds
with many allies over the Paris accord on climate change and issues like
migration.
The joint statement signed by all 20 member
nations said 19 of them reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris
climate accord, with the United States, which withdrew from the pact
under President Donald Trump, the lone holdout. The official communique
acknowledged flaws in global commerce and called for reforming the World
Trade Organization, but it didn't mention the word "protectionism"
after negotiators said that had met resistance from the United States.
Applause broke out in the convention center hall as the leaders,
including Trump, signed off on the statement at the end of the two-day
summit in the Argentine capital, the first time it has been held in
South America.
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