Trump phones Merkel to pledge to make G-20 summit success

BERLIN - 4 July 2017: US President Donald Trump discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone the points of disagreement between the two sides, pledging to render the G-20 Summit, set for Hamburg on Friday and Saturday, successful, the German newspaper "Die Zeit" reported.

Despite the dispute between the two sides following the US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Trump pledged to make the G-20 summit a success.

Earlier, the White House said in a press release that during their "extensive discussion," Trump and Merkel "addressed climate issues, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative, and trade, including global steel overcapacity."

"The president said that he looks forward to helping Chancellor Merkel to make the summit a success," it added.