ECB's Villeroy: US move to leave Paris climate deal regrettable, unsurprising

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to leave the Paris climate accord for the second time was regrettable but unsurprising, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a European Central Bank official, said on Tuesday.

"We regret Mr. Trump's announcement to leave the Paris Agreement, which was not a surprise," Villeroy, who is also the French central bank chief, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV from the annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

(Reporting by Makini Brice, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)

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