Merkel Bolsters G-20 Unity Against Trump in Latin America Visit
Merkel Bolsters G-20 Unity Against Trump in Latin America Visit
“The world views of the presidents of Argentina and Mexico are broadly consistent with [those of Angela Merkel] in terms of some of the global issues, whether it’s climate change or financial management,” said AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Angela Merkel is taking her campaign to buttress the global order against the disruptive presidency of Donald Trump to Latin America.
The German chancellor starts a three-day trip to Argentina and Mexico on Thursday in a bid to shore up support for a Group of 20 agenda bent on supporting trade, protecting the climate and managing migration. The visit comes a month before Merkel hosts a G-20 leaders summit in Hamburg….
...After visits to G-20 nations including Russia and Saudi Arabia this year, Merkel will round out the carousel of talks in Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Argentine President Mauricio Macri, who has opened the economy since taking office in 2015 after more than a decade of protectionist policies, will take over the G-20 presidency next year. In Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto has had his own run-ins with Trump.
“The world views of the presidents of Argentina and Mexico are broadly consistent with hers in terms of some of the global issues, whether it’s climate change or financial management,” Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas, a New York-based organization that promotes open markets, said in an interview. “I think she’ll be received pretty well." ...
