G20 members struggle for agreements ahead of Argentina summit


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Nov 2018

People talk to members of Argentina's National Gendarmerie in a secured area, ahead of the Group 20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - G20 member nations were still struggling to reach agreement on major issues including trade, migration and climate change as world leaders began arriving in the Argentine capital ahead of a summit starting on Friday.

"This is not a good year for multilateralism," said a German government source about talks on a final statement that the leaders are due to issue at the end of their meeting on Saturday. The negotiations are "very, very difficult," the official told Reuters.

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