![]() Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan is among other leaders Merkel was to meet. She and Trump discussed G-20 themes, North Korea, the Middle East, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a German government spokesman said. We need an open society, especially open trade flows," Merkel said in Berlin. "We're united in our will to strengthen multilateral relations at the G-20 summit. ![]() protectionism under the Trump administration. ![]() Merkel earlier said she was committed to an open international trading system, despite fears of U.S. "There is quite a delicate balance that Angela Merkel will have to navigate in a way, because it is not clear that being confrontational won't just create even more of a credibility problem for G-20 cooperation," she told Reuters. Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Merkel must be careful not to allow acrimony to undermine the summit. As summit host, Merkel must seek consensus among the G-20 leaders not only on the divisive issue of climate policy but also on trade-an area fraught with risk as Trump pursues his 'America First' agenda. ![]()
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