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Global Geo-political Series: Key points from President Trump’s bilateral meetings with world leaders - Part 1

World leaders concluded the two-day meeting of the G20 on Saturday in Hamburg Germany, where many of the leaders had the opportunity to meet with the US President Donald Trump for the very first time. While the biggest media focus was on the first face to face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump, whose vow to restore relations with Russia created a furor in the United States’ media as well as in the political establishment, as many as 12 world leaders held bilateral meetings with President Trump. Here are some key points from the meetings based on White House statements and State Department briefings,

  • President Trump and Germany’s Angela Merkel:

The leaders conferred on a range of shared foreign and security policy priorities, including re-energizing implementation of the Minsk Agreements, de-escalating the conflict between Qatar and some of its Gulf and Arab neighbors, and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

  • President Trump and Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto:

President Trump emphasized the strong bilateral relationship that the United States enjoys with Mexico and noted the importance of renegotiating NAFTA to help workers in both countries. President Trump thanked President Peña Nieto for Mexico’s partnership on the Central America Conference last month. The leaders also discussed regional challenges, including drug trafficking, illegal migration, and the crisis in Venezuela.

  • President Trump and Indonesia’s Joko Widodo:

The two leaders emphasized their commitment to strengthening the United States-Indonesia strategic partnership, which is grounded in the interests and values shared by two of the world’s largest democracies. They discussed ways to expand fair and reciprocal trade between their countries, as well as ways to strengthen defense cooperation. The two Presidents underscored their resolve to defeat terrorist networks in Southeast Asia and around the world and emphasized the importance of isolating terrorists from financial and ideological support. The two leaders pledged to continue to coordinate closely on other threats to international security, including North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.

  • President Trump and UK’s Theresa May:

The two leaders affirmed the special relationship and discussed counterterrorism initiatives and trade. They also conferred on a range of joint foreign and security policy interests. U.S. also stands ready to play its part in a quick trade agreement with the UK.

  • President Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe:

The two leaders condemned North Korea’s July 4 launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which showed that North Korea is a threat to the United States and its allies and countries around the world. President Trump and Prime Minister Abe affirmed that the international community must address North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs quickly and decisively. President Trump reaffirmed the ironclad commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan, as well as to the Republic of Korea, from any attack, and reiterated that the United States is prepared to use the full range of capabilities in such defense. President Trump and Prime Minister Abe committed to redoubling their efforts to bring all nations together to show North Korea that there are consequences for its threatening and unlawful actions. The two leaders also discussed a range of other regional issues of mutual interest. They reaffirmed that the strong United States-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity.

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