Pret mn THE TIMES OF INDIA. From Melania to Merkel: Five telltale G20 moments | HAMBURG: From US First Lady Melania Trump's travails to the reserved German Chancellor Angela Merkel facial twitches, here are some of the anecdotal moments that livened up this year's G20 summit of world leaders In Hamburg, US First Lady Melania Trump was due to go on a cruise tour with other spouses of G20 leaders, but was instead trapped at her residence as anti. globalisation demonstrators went on the rampage, smashing shop windows and burning cars She finally emerged. But her husband Donald was locked in talks with Russian President Viadimir Putin, epee name omirlonsceftorlaie smth eset monerricestowpaxoenbers teDonald Trump meets with Russian President Viadimir Putin at the G-20 Summit on July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. (AP Photo) "There are so many issues on the table... Just about everything got touched upon... Nelther one of them wanted to stop" talking, sald US Secretary of State Rex Tille:son, "I believe they even sent in the First Lady at one point to see if she could get us out of there, but that didn't work either... We epee name omirlonsceftorlaie smth eset monerricestowpaxoenbers Poid another hour. Clearly she failed!” he added, For a moment at the G20 summit Saturday the United States was represented by another Trump, when the president's, daughter Wvanka took a seat at the table of world leaders. ‘The 35-year-old former fashion model sat around the table with Xi Jinping, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Angela Merkel and Theresa May, diplomats and the White House confirmed. Ivanka had been at the beck of the room but “briefly joined the main table when the president had to step out,” a White House official told AFP. ‘That quickly sparked an storm, with historian Anne Applebaum slamming whet she called "an unelected, unqualified, unprepared New York socialite” being seen as “the best person to represent American national interests” Ha video of France's President Emmanuel Macron swerving away from Trump to greet other leaders was a key image trending ‘on social media sites during @ NATO summit earlier this year, at the G20, there appears to have been a clear rapprochement between the young leader and the US property tycoon. epee name omirlonsceftorlaie smth eset monerricestowpaxoenbersParticipants of the G20 summit and their spouses pose for a family photo at the Elbphilharmonie before attending a concert in Hamburg on July 7, 2017 Macron was firmly at Trump's side at key family photo” sessions of the leaders. He even inserted himself to the far right of the entire group at one photography session, saving the US leader from being at the edge of the picture, epee name omirlonsceftorlaie smth eset monerricestowpaxoenbers “‘At a morning session on Saturday, Macron was seen greeting Trump enthusiastically. The French leader leaned wards the US leader at one point, sparking questions on whether he offered him a peck on the cheek. But journalists at the scene say it was @ more of a hug. ‘Trump, among the last leaders to arrive at Hamburg's Elbphitharmonie concert hall for a cultural evening, appeared to be greeted by a round of applause as he stepped out of his armoured vehicle. The US leader gamely returned a big smile tured out that the applause was for Macron, who pulled up just behind Trump, German media reported. An anim sd encounter between Merkel and Putin has been making the rounds on social media, with questions abuzz about what the two leaders discussed. Walking into the conference room, Merkel lifted a hand and traced what appeared to a movement of a projectile. But Putin held up a finger, appearing to then offer his version of the same gesture, prompting the usually poker-faced German chancellor to roll her eyes. epee name omirlonsceftorlaie smth eset monerricestowpaxoenbersGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Viadlimir Putin meet during the G20 leaciers summit in Hamburg. (Reuters Photo) eid idaines comical nth vee omer 0UD cme