Merkel, Macron press Putin to free Ukrainian sailors
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Russian Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships by Russia last month, Putin’s spokesman said.
Merkel lauds G20 agreement on need for reform of world trade
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said global leaders had agreed at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on the need to reform the world body that regulates international trade disputes.
G20 expected to back trade body reform ahead of Trump, Xi talks
Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade disputes at a summit on Saturday, delegates said, ahead of high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aime…
Merkel, Putin agree to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to hold further talks about events in the Kerch Strait at the advisor level between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, her spokesman said.
Saudi Crown Prince meets Argentinian president on sidelines of G20
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with Argentinian president Mauricio Macri on the sidelines of G20 summit, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.
Trump calls off G20 news conference: tweet
President Donald Trump canceled a news conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday following the death of former President George H.W. Bush.
Putin, Trump briefly met on sidelines of G20 summit: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump had a brief meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Turkey’s Erdogan tells Putin he wants new summit on Syria’s Idlib
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday he should hold another summit to discuss the situation in Syria’s Idlib province where the two countries are trying to create a sustainable demilitarized zone.
G20 nations agree on reforming WTO: European officials
European officials said that G20 nations had agreed to commit to reforming the World Trade Organization in a preliminary draft of the communique due to be released at the end of a two-day meeting of the bloc on Saturday.
G20 to negotiate communique ‘until last minute’, yet to discuss climate change: Argentina
G20 leaders were due to discuss climate change at the morning session of their summit on Saturday and negotiations on a draft communique were expected to last until the final minute, a spokesperson for the Argentine G20 sherpa said.
