Merkel handled G20 ‘beautifully,’ Trump praises German chancellor

Police use pepper spray during a demonstration on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, northern Germany as world leaders meet during the G20 summit. (Photos by AFP)

US President Donald Trump praises German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the way she handled the G20 summit, which highlighted isolation of the US from every other major economy on issues such as climate change and protectionism.

The twelfth meeting of the Group of Twenty was held at Hamburg Messe, in the city of Hamburg, on Friday and Saturday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) gestures towards a police dog as she poses with policemen who were deployed during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017.

"The G20 Summit was a wonderful success and carried out beautifully by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Thank you!" Trump said in a tweet on Saturday.

Nighttime riots broke out in the Schanzenviertel area on Friday, which went uncontrolled for a period of three hours. The protesters had previously started their campaign against the summit, which brought world leaders together for the annual event.

Similar protests prevented First Lady Melania Trump from leaving her residence in Hamburg.

US First Lady Melania Trump (C) talks to the wife of the Canada's prime minister, Sophie Gregoire (R), and the wife of the Argentinia's president, Juliana Awada, as they attend the partners' program at the city hall during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017.

"Law enforcement [and] military did a spectacular job in Hamburg. Everybody felt totally safe despite the anarchists," Trump tweeted.

Some 20 German police officers are said to have sustained injuries.

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards AirForce One after the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017.

According to the White House, Merkel and Trump spoke on “a range of shared foreign and security policy priorities” during their meeting outside of the summit.

Trump also met with leaders of other key states such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin said later that Trump "asked a lot of questions" on the issue of Russia's alleged role in the US 2016 presidential election, which is currently under congressional and FBI investigation in the US.


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