French President says 'door will always remain open' for America to re-join
United Nations, Sept.19.─ Emmanuel Macron has said the landmark Paris climate deal will not be renegotiated, after White House officials suggested Donald Trump could remain a signatory of the agreement but only if new terms were reached.
The French President's comments during his address to the UN General Assembly effectively end renewed hopes that the world's second largest polluter would remain tied to the accord's carbon emission targets.
Following a meeting with around a dozen ministers on Monday, a White House official said: “We are withdrawing from the Paris agreement unless we can re-engage on terms more favourable to the United States."
But speaking a day later, Mr Macron ruled out a renegotiation of the 2015 deal, saying the wording of the agreement could be enriched with new contributions, "but we won't go back". He added that he "profoundly respects" Mr Trump's decision and said the "door will always remain open" ...
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