Trump’s G20 Win: World Trade Organization Reform
World leaders come around to Trump's view of WTO, drop condemnation of protectionism, call for monitoring debt obligations
By Emel Akan
December 3, 2018 Updated: December 3, 2018
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BUENOS AIRES—Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed for the first time to reform the 23-year old World Trade Organization (WTO), backing President Donald Trump who has repeatedly called the organization a “disaster.” In this and other measures, Trump came away from the high-profile meeting with a win.
At the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, leaders ended their 2-day meetings on Dec. 1, with a communiqué that acknowledged that the world trade body needs fixing.
“The [multilateral] system is currently falling short of its objectives and there is room for improvement,” the statement said. “We, therefore, support the necessary reform of the WTO to improve its functioning. We will review progress at our next Summit.”
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