The US and Russia
On the eve of the summit of «big twenty» in German Hamburg, which will commence tomorrow, July 7, attention is focused primarily to the presidents of Russia and the United States. At the summit Putin and trump will meet for the first time, and this, presumably, will be a key point of all the Hamburg event.
On the eve of his visit to Germany, trump, speaking in Poland, confirmed that Russia interfered in the us elections in 2016, however, not told anything specific, and added that, in addition to Russia, this could have involved other countries.
What to expect from the upcoming summit, but the most significant meeting?
The United States and Germany
As writes Washington Post, the President of trump before the summit went a kind of confrontation with Europe, saying several times that «America is the world’s first», and it can easily get out of all the world trade agreements, as they harm the national interests of the United States.
In this regard, it is expected that today the European Union and Japan will announce plans to create a major new agreement on free trade. The agreement between the EU and Japan, if it is signed, will reduce barriers to exports of cars, trains and a variety of products, including cheese and chocolate. This will create a free trade area, similar to North America.
To visit trump at G20 Germans are extremely wary. Local media write that the last time Chancellor Angela Merkel increasingly critical of the American President, and the position of Germany and the United States on a number of issues are significantly different.
Merkel has already said that does not expect a positive outcome of negotiations with trump, including on climate issues, which was another stumbling block after the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
«The us government adheres to a certain position, and I don’t think that after the meeting in Hamburg this position will change,» said the Chancellor.
The US and China
Relations between the US and China also have deteriorated, primarily because of North Korea. China is the largest trading partner of North Korea, the regime that categorically condemn the United States. Just recently, trump has criticized China for its stance against Pyongyang, noting on his Twitter that for the first quarter of 2017 trade between North Korea and China increased by 40%.
Summits of G-20 held once a year and usually after a few countries make joint statements on a number of issues which can include economic policy, international security, trade or climate initiative.
Join such initiatives, America will be known within days.
