implementation of the historic Paris climate change agreement . Our cooperation and our joint statements were critical in arriving at the Paris agreement , and our two countries have agreed that we will not only sign the agreement on the first day possible , but we ’ re committing to formally join it as soon as possible this year . And we urge other countries to do the same . I look forward to working with President Xi as well on the global economy . As the world ’ s two largest economies , we have a special obligation to find cooperative measures that we can take to expand growth and global demand . And because China is hosting
the G20 this year , we look forward to using this meeting to establish some of the agenda items that we want to drive at the G20 . We very much want the G20 to be a successful meeting , and given China ’ s past hospitality of large summit meetings , we ’ re sure we can be successful in helping to promote global growth as well as address a range of other challenges . ■
Excerpts from President Obama ’ s meeting with President Xijinping at the Walter E . Washington Convention Center , 31st March 2016
As the world ’ s two largest economies , we have a special obligation to find cooperative measures that we can take to expand growth and global demand .
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