United States President Trump declined to embrace the Paris climate accords on Saturday, seeking more time to decide whether the United States would pull out of the 195-nation agreement, even as the six other G-7 nations were prepared to reaffirm their commitment to cutting planet-warming pollution.

In a tweet, he wrote, "I will make my final decision on the Paris Accord next week!

Three days of contentious private debate and intense lobbying by the other six leaders for the annual G-7 summit meeting appeared to have ended in a stalemate, with Trump remaining opaque about his intentions regarding the 2015 pact."

The communiqu makes clear that all the G-7 nations except the United States remain determined to carry out the Paris agreement.