G20, Forged In Crisis, Faces Major Test Next Week

On Friday Reuters reported that leaders of the G20 industrialized nations meeting in Argentina next week are expected to struggle to agree on a joint statement on trade and climate change, two of the biggest global issues on their agenda. Officials in European and Asian capitals helping to prepare for the meeting said they were cautiously optimistic that a communique would be issued before the two day meeting ends. Many said it would come down to try to ensure approval from U.S.