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| Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated despite Trump's claims, says France, Germany and Italy in joint statement | Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated despite Trump's claims, says France, Germany and Italy in joint statement |
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| Italy, France and Germany has said they regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and dismissed his suggestion that the global pact could be revised. | |
| At his White House withdrawal announcement, Mr Trump complained that the global agreement signed by nearly 200 countries during the previous Obama administration was "unfair" to American workers, imposed "draconian" restrictions on US sovereignty and domestic economic activities, and has withdrawn the US from it "as of today." | |
| "We deem the momentum generated in Paris in December 2015 irreversible and we firmly believe that the Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated since it is a vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies," the leaders of the three countries said in a rare joint statement. | |
| Mr Trump commented that "if we can get a deal, that's great. If not, that's fine." | |
| The unusual French-Italian-German statement, released barely an hour after Trump announced his decision, underscored the disappointment of the eurozone's three largest economies and their resolve to plough ahead without Washington's support. | |
| "We are convinced that the implementation of the Paris Agreement offers substantial economic opportunities for prosperity and growth in our countries and on a global scale," the three leaders said. | |
| "We therefore reaffirm our strongest commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement, including its climate finance goals and we encourage all our partners to speed up their action to combat climate change." | |
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