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17:36, 04-Jul-2017
Trump in calls with western leaders on hot-button issues ahead of G20
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US President Donald Trump discussed hot-button issues like climate change, trade and migration in phone calls with German and Italian leaders on Monday, before an upcoming G20 summit which could expose sharp policy differences.
Trump is preparing for the two-day G20 meeting that starts in Germany’s Hamburg on Friday, taking place just over a month after a G7 summit in Sicily which showed deep divisions between Trump and other Western leaders on such issues.
A fractious first NATO summit with Trump also left European allies wondering where the military alliance goes next.
Trump will hold separate meetings with various leaders in Hamburg, including host German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and a potentially difficult first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.