The summit participants are not in agreement: trade, climate, security policy, development of the dispute. Whether it is enough to a joint summit Declaration, is unclear. From Buenos Aires Bernd Riegert.
Before the summit of the 19 most important industrial and emerging countries, as well as the European Union started with the first session really, had the heads of state and government of chat heads in an informal coffee round the opportunity to, or to even talk seriously about the various conflicts in the world. Cameras and microphones are not allowed in this high-level Networking. The spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin said, however, that his boss would use the opportunity to exchange a few word with the American President Donald Trump, although Trump had cancelled yesterday before his departure to the venue of Buenos Aires, a long-awaited Meeting with the Kremlin rulers. Because of the Russian Aggression against Ukraine in the Azov sea, an official bilateral summit was not shown, had Trump said.
Trump arrives as the Last
Actually, the two presidents wanted to talk about trump’s threat, from the arms control agreements INF to get off, which prohibits the arming with nuclear medium-range missiles. Trump accuses Russia of violating the agreement, and what denies Putin vehemently. A lot of time for informal talks on the sidelines of the summit, Donald Trump had planned. He appeared as the very last of the G20 sizes. Together with the outgoing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and canadian Prime Justin Trudeau, he then put his signature under the new trade agreement USMCA.
NAFTA: Enrique Pena Nieto, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau (v. l. n. r.)
Networking at the highest level
The tips of the European Union, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk wanted to use the informal opening round, also, to talk to Trump or Putin, or at best with two. EU Commission President Juncker told journalists prior to the start of the G20 meeting that he was “not happy but satisfied” that the interim agreement to the trade with the United States. “Da has changed a lot since July, nothing,” said Juncker. At the time, Juncker and Trump in Washington had agreed that for the time being, no further punitive tariffs against European import of goods be imposed. Donald Trump is threatening to impose punitive tariffs on European car manufacturers, especially German brands.
“Not happy but satisfied”: EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
EU Commission President Juncker stressed in Buenos Aires, once again, the importance of international trade in an uncertain world. “To multilateralism there is no Alternative. The G20 were just invented as a Forum for multilateral-ISM.”
Important Meeting: Trump and Xi
A formal summit on the topic of trade want to meet US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday. Trump is threatening further punitive tariffs of up to 250 billion US dollars against Chinese Goods. China brand market, the American approach as a trade war and has responded with counter-tariffs. Donald Trump left before the G20 summit, how he will act: “I like this actually, as it is, because we take many billions of dollars in customs duties. Money flows to America.” These duties will be paid by American customers and was only partly by the Chinese manufacturers, did not mention the US President
No Agreement on climate protection
Behind the Scenes of the summit in the Argentine capital, the negotiators of the leaders, the so-called ‘Sherpas’ to work on the Text of the summit Declaration. So far, there is no Consensus in the core prevails, in spite of Dozens of preparatory meetings points. The USA block against a rejection of national unilateral trade policy. Other leaders, such as the new future Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, or the new elected Mexican President, Lopez Obrador could find to a populist shift away from multilateralism in Favor. The EU is trying, in Buenos Aires, somewhat closed.
Merkel, still on the way to Argentina
Not with the German Chancellor was at the start of the Events. Angela Merkel was in a Spanish line-of-plane, because their government was the aircraft yesterday morning due to a technical defect. It is now expected only at the dinner of the G20 round. Whether a planned Four-on-one meeting with the American President, the Trump can be made up is unclear.
“If she comes, I’m out”: a protest sticker in Buenos Aires
The portrait of Angela Merkel is to see, in spite of their absence in the streets of Buenos Aires. A drawn portrait of the Chancellor decorates a demonstration call against the G20 summit. “If she comes, then I’m going out!” is to be read under the drawing. In the course of the day, a few Thousand protesters to parade through the city centre, well-guarded by up to 25,000 police officers. The management expects violent protesters. Chaotic scenes of street battles, like the last G20 summit in Hamburg, wants to prevent the Argentine security Minister Patricia bullrich and has announced “Zero tolerance” against the perpetrators of violence. Local radio station reports that there have been vehicles with Molotov Cocktails and IEDs were found.