G20 summit in Argentina: in the spotlight - "trade wars"

In Argentina, the Great Twenth summit - the twenty largest economies in the world is opening today. It will last two days.

Officially, the main theme of the agenda of such summits is the state of the world economy. However, at the current meeting, it is expected to be raised a number of political issues - primarily during bilateral meetings. We are talking about the situation around the Kerch Strait - after Russia capture Ukrainian ships and sailors in the Black Sea. The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, promised to raise this topic at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will also be discussed - the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed participates in the summit, which sounds accusations of organizing the murder. French President Emmanuel Macron intends to raise this issue at a meeting with the prince.

The meeting of Vladimir Putin with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is also planned. The parties will continue to discuss the peace treaty. Earlier, Putin made it clear that Russia does not exclude the return to the 1956 Soviet-Japanese Declaration, according to which the USSR expressed his readiness to return Japan 2 of the 4 South Kourillas.

The most attention, however, is attracted by the upcoming working lunch of US President Donald Trump and the leader of China Xi Jinping . The "trade war" between the United States and China and measures to improve the situation will be discussed. Trump canceled the meeting with Putin due to the capture of Ukrainian ships.

In the main discussions of the summit, we will talk about the global macroeconomic situation, overcoming the gap between the rich and the poor, climate change, education, as well as the protectionist measures that the United States recently accept, and other countries are following them. It will also be about the problems of Latin America - the summit for the first time takes place in this region.