World leaders wrapped up two days of the G20 summit meetings on Saturday after releasing their final statement.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who hosted the summit in Hamburg, presented the G20 declaration at a news conference marking the end of the summit.

In the final communique, the leaders agreed they would fight protectionism including all unfair trade practices, and the 19 countries except the United States took note of Washington’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. However, the North Korean issues were not mentioned in the statement.

South Korea’s presidential office said that in a news conference, Merkel publicly expressed her support for President Moon Jae-in’s calls for a joint response by the international community on the North Korean nuclear and missile provocation, which is Moon’s diplomatic achievement.

Moon held bilateral summit talks with the leaders of four major countries on the sidelines of the G20, enhancing cooperation with Washington and Tokyo on the North Korean nuclear issue and building ties and starting dialogue with China and Russia.

The president also held talks with the leaders of India and France on Sunday to seek their understanding and cooperation on the North Korean nuclear issue.

President Moon will depart Hamburg on Sunday afternoon and return home Monday morning.

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