Pacific Alliance says 'profoundly disappointed' on U.S. decision to pull out of Paris agreement
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Pacific Alliance says 'profoundly disappointed' on U.S. decision to pull out of Paris agreement
- Title: Pacific Alliance says 'profoundly disappointed' on U.S. decision to pull out of Paris agreement
- Date: 2nd June 2017
- Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS) CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDO MUNOZ WALKING UP TO PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDO MUNOZ, SAYING: "I close, finally, with our expression of great concern and profound disappointment about the United States' withdrawal on the climate change agreement. Many of our countries are countries that are vulnerable to climate change and what we can say is that we maintain our multilateral commitment to this Paris agreement because the fate of future generations depends on it." MUNOZ WALKING OUT OF NEWS CONFERENCE
- Embargoed: 16th June 2017 18:53
- Keywords: Pacific Alliance climate change Paris Agreement Munoz
- Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016JL6XJB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The Pacific Alliance expressed its "profound disappointment" at the U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris climate change pact and stressed its commitment to the agreement.
As president pro tempore of the regional body, Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz made the statement at the end of the XVII meeting of Council Ministers of the Pacific Alliance, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Created in 2011, the Pacific Alliance has four members - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - and currently has 52 observer states and seeks to increase free commerce and trade.
Trump announced the withdrawal on Thursday, saying that participating in the pact would undermine the U.S. economy. Following Trump's announcement, China and Europe and other countries have signalled their continued commitment to the accord, but Russian President Vladimir Putin said that while the United States should have remained in the 2015 deal, he would not judge Trump, and warned about the accord's impact on jobs and poverty. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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