Macron denounces Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord

Source: Xinhua | 2017-06-02 12:24:48 | Editor: huaxia

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after delivering a speech at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, on June 1, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has decided to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, a landmark global pact to fight climate change. (Xinhua/Mike Theiler)

PARIS, June 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday evening the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.

He said his American counterpart had made "an error for the interests of his country and his people, and a mistake for the future of the planet."

"We will not renegotiate a less ambitious agreement, in any way," said the French president in a speech delivered at the Elysee Palace, just around two hours after the announcement made by Trump.

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Macron denounces Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord

Source: Xinhua 2017-06-02 12:24:48

PARIS, June 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday evening the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.

He said his American counterpart had made "an error for the interests of his country and his people, and a mistake for the future of the planet."

"We will not renegotiate a less ambitious agreement, in any way," said the French president in a speech delivered at the Elysee Palace, just around two hours after the announcement made by Trump.