EU's Tusk calls for WTO reform to stop 'conflict and chaos' of Trump's growing trade war
Get the Full StoryThomson ReutersEU Council president Donald Tusk warned that trade wars can turn into "hot conflicts" in his opening statement at the EU-China Summit on Monday.
Tusk called for the EU, Russia, US and China to work together to reform the world order rather than destroy it. "There is still time to prevent conflict and chaos," he said.
"This is why I am calling on our Chinese hosts, but also on presidents Trump and Putin, to jointly start this process from a thorough reform of the WTO World Trade Organization ," he added.
European Council President Donald Tusk called on US President Donald Trump to reform the world order rather than bring it down, warning that trade wars can turn into "hot conflicts."
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