Former United States president Barack
Obama stressed the importance of the Paris agreement on
combatting climate change during a speech in Milan on Tuesday.
"With (Italian ex-premier) Matteo (Renzi) we helped give the
world a very significant agreement on the climate," said Obama,
who is on the second day of a two-day visit to Italy's business
capital.
Incoming French President Emmanuel Macron asked Obama's
successor President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris
agreement during the phone call the tycoon made to congratulate
the former on his election, CNN reported a Macron spokesperson
as saying.
A crunch White House meeting on whether the Trump
administration should dump the deal was set to take place on
Tuesday, but has been postponed.
Obama said his work after leaving the White House is to
"train the next generation of leaders" in the world. He said he
had talked to former premier Matteo Renzi on "setting up an
efficient network of global activists"
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