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Page 10A G20 SUMMIT East Oregonian Saturday, July 8, 2017 Germany hosts ‘difficult’ G-20 talks on trade, climate Bodo Marks/dpa via AP Police detain a demonstrator watched by journalists during a protest on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Friday. Clashes leave dozens of officers, activists injured John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP From left: U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull turn around for photog- raphers at the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Friday. By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — Talks on global trade at the Group of 20 summit proved very difficult and differences on climate change also were clear, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, as police and protesters clashed throughout the day in the summit’s host city of Hamburg. Merkel told leaders of the G-20 economic powers that they must be prepared to make compromises as she worked toward a summit outcome that everyone present could accept. That is a challenging task at a time when President Donald Trump’s “America First” rhetoric and decision last month to withdraw from the Paris accord against climate change have caused widespread concern. Negotiators “still have a great deal of work ahead of them” to formulate a passage “The discussions are very difficult, I don’t want to talk around that.” — Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany on trade in the summit’s closing communique, Merkel said after the first day of meetings. She added that most participants called for “free but also fair trade” and underlined the significance of the World Trade Orga- nization, though she didn’t specify which ones did not support the trade language. “The discussions are very difficult, I don’t want to talk around that,” Merkel said. The German leader said most summit participants backed the Paris climate accord. Speaking separately, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of “the common engagement which we must take, we must defend, at a moment when it is called in question by certain people.” “It will be very interesting to see how we formulate the communique tomorrow and make clear that, of course, there are different opinions in this area because the United States of America regrettably ... wants to withdraw from the Paris accord,” Merkel said. Germany has been keen to preserve the G-20’s tradi- tion of making decisions by consensus. Merkel has rejected calls from some to push for a strong “G-19” statement — without the U.S. — on climate change. Opening discussions earlier in the day, Merkel told fellow leaders that there are “millions of people following us with their concerns, their fears and their needs, who hope that we can make a contribution to solving the problems.” The leaders did make a joint statement on fighting terrorism, an issue on which there are few differences. They called for ensuring that there are “no ‘safe spaces’ for terrorist financing anywhere in the world” and pledged to work with internet providers and app administrators to combat the web’s use for terror propaganda and financing. Merkel noted that the countries at the summit represent two-thirds of the world’s population, four-fifths of the globe’s gross domestic product and three-quarters of world trade. The G-20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, France, Britain, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Also attending are the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Guinea, Senegal, Singapore and Vietnam. HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Anti-globalization activists clashed violently with police across the German port city of Hamburg all day Friday, setting cars ablaze, throwing bottles and trying to enter the convention center where Group of 20 leaders tackled topics like inter- national terrorism, climate change and trade issues. Responding to a second day of protests, police ordered in more than 900 additional officers from across the country to get the clashes under control. At least 196 police officers were injured, dozens of activists had to be taken to the hospital and more than 70 protesters were detained. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the violent protests as “unacceptable.” “I have every under- standing for peaceful demon- strations,” Merkel said. “But violent demonstrations endanger human lives, they endanger people themselves, they put police officers and security forces in danger, put residents in danger, and so that is unacceptable.” Merkel thanked security forces for their work as the Group of 20 met behind a heavy police presence in a no-go zone that was off-limits to most. Thousands of officers in full riot gear patrolled as many as 30 different protest marches. Most of the demonstrations were peaceful and creative, but some rioters threw gaso- line bombs, iron rods and cobble stones through the city. As night fell, some lit fires in the streets of the city’s Schanzenviertel neighbor- hood. In the nearby St. Pauli district, thousands of people danced in the streets to techno and live hip-hop music as the international leaders of the G-20 nations listened to a classical concert at the city’s philharmonic under heavy police protection. More than 20,000 officers were on hand to guard the Hamburg’s streets, skies and waterways. Police trucks blasted protesters back with water cannons, and officers physi- cally dragged away a group holding a sit-in at the entrance to the summit grounds after they jeered and yelled at a convoy heading inside. Violence seemed to be escalating on Friday evening as anti-globalization activists forced their way into a closed train station by bending open the iron gates. Police responded by deploying a water cannon outside the Landungsbruecke station. ؏ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ؏ ENTER THE EAST OREGONIAN’S Part Time - Inside Salesperson MAROON 5 Great work environment. Super awesome team. Good base pay PLUS commissions. Retirement plan. 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