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LIMA,PERU—Leadersof21Asia-PacificnationshaveendedtheirannualsummitwithacalltoresistprotectionismandprotecttheTrans-PacificPartnership(TPP)tradepact,whichhasbeenthrownintouncertaintyaftertheelectionofDonaldTrumpasU.S.president.

TheAsiaPacificEconomicCooperationforumclosedSundayinLima,Peru,withajointpledgetoworktowardasweepingnewfreetradeagreementthatwouldincludeall21membersasapathto"sustainable,balancedandinclusivegrowth,''despitethepoliticalclimate.

TrumpstronglycriticizedtheTPP--whichincludestheUnitedStatesbutnotChina--duringanelectioncampaignnotableforhisstrongcriticismofU.S.freetradedeals.

Butatanewsconferenceattheendofthesummit,U.S.PresidentBarackObamasaidtheUnitedStatesshouldnotretreatfromglobaltrade,butshouldseekto"dotraderight''sothatworkersareprotectedandenvironmentalstandardsareupheld.

Obamasaidit'stimefortheU.S.toreaffirmitssupportfortheTPPtradedeal.HesaidifTrumpwithdrawstheU.S.fromthepact,itwillbeaweakerdealandtheU.S.wouldloseanopportunitytoshapetherulesofglobaltrade"inawaythatreflectsourvalues."

Earlierintheday,ObamaandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinhadbrieftalksaboutSyriaandUkraineonthesidelinesoftheAPECsummitinLima,Peru,theWhiteHousesaid,intheirfirstface-to-faceencountersincetheelectionvictoryofDonaldTrump.

ObamalatertoldreportersheencouragedPutintoupholdRussia'scommitmentsundertheMinskdealaimedatendingtheUkraineconflict.BoththeWhiteHouseandtheKremlinsaidtheleadersagreedthatU.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerryandRussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovshouldkeepworkingoninitiativestodecreasetheviolenceinSyriaandalleviatesuffering.

Putin,speakinglaterinLima,saidheandObamanotedthatwhiletheirworkingrelationshiphadbeendifficult,they'd"alwaysrespectedeachother'spositions,andeachother."

TheRussianleaderalsosaidTrumphasconfirmedtohimheiswillingtomendties.

"Thepresident-electconfirmedheiswillingtonormalizeRussian-Americanrelations.Itoldhimthesame.Wedidnotdiscusswhereandwhenwewouldmeet."

Barringunforeseencircumstances,thisisthe52ndandfinalforeigntripofObama’seightyearsintheWhiteHouse.

AcornerstoneofObama’sforeignpolicywasafocusonAsiaandthePacific,theso-calledAsia-Pacificre-balance,butthatcouldchangesubstantiallyafterheleavesofficeinnineweeks.

OnSaturday,ObamahadamessageSaturdayfor1,000youngleadersfromalloverLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanonPresident-electTrump:"Don'tassumetheworst."

Speakingatatown-hallstylemeetinginPeru'scapital,ObamatookseveralquestionsfromyoungpeopleintheaudiencewhowereanxiousaboutthefutureastheU.S.presidencychangeshands.

Obamacalledonthemtobeoptimistic,advisingthatnoonecanmakethingsbetterunlesstheyhavehope.

"Ithinkitwillbeimportantforeverybodyaroundtheworldtonotmakeimmediatejudgments,butgivethisnewpresident-electachancetoput[his]teamtogether,toexaminetheissues,todeterminewhattheirpolicieswillbe,"Obamasaid.

"Howyoucampaignisnotalwayshowyougovern,"headded.

ThepresidentappearedtobeinhiselementinteractingwithyoungpeopleinPeruSaturday,inameetingsimilartomanyothertown-hallgatheringshehastakenpartinduringprevioustripsacrossAsia,EuropeandAfrica.

Obamareceivedarockstar'swelcomefromthecrowd,andhesoughttoreassureeveryoneinhisyouthfulaudience,partoftheYoungLeadersofAmericainitiative,thattheycanwritetheirownhistory.Althoughhistimeaspresidentiscomingtoanend,Obamasaid,theworldwidenetworkofencouragingentrepreneurshipamongyoungpeopleisjustbeginning:"ThemainmessageIwantyoutoknowisthatyouhaveapartnerinme,andyouhaveapartnerintheU.S.government."

Afterthetownhall,ObamaheldabilateralmeetingwithChinesePresidentXiJinping.Inbriefremarkstoreportersbeforehand,Xiexpressedconcern.

"WemeetatahingemomentintheChina-U.S.relationship.Ihopethetwosideswillworktogethertofocusoncooperation,manageourdifferencesandmakesurethereisasmoothtransitionintherelationship,andthatitwillcontinuetogrowgoingforward,"Xisaid.

Afterthetwoleadersmet,theWhiteHousereleasedastatementsaying:"Thetwoleadersreflectedonthesignificantprogresstheyhaveachievedinstrengtheningthebilateralrelationshipthroughsustainedengagement."

U.S.officialssaidObamaandXiaddressedthethreatpresentedbyNorthKorea'seffortstoadvanceitsnuclearweaponsandballisticmissilesystemsandaffirmedtheirfirmcommitmenttoachievingdenuclearizationoftheKoreanPeninsula.

TheChineseandAmericanpresidentsalsopointedtotherecentParisAgreementtocombatclimatechangeasanexampleoftheirtwocountries'progress,anditsbenefitstotheinternationalcommunity.

EuropeanandAsianleadershaveexpressedconcernaboutPresident-electTrump'sskepticalstatementsaboutclimate-changeefforts,internationaltradeagreementsandinternationalsecurityalliances.

LatinAmericanleadersincludingPeruvianPresidentPedroPabloKuczynskialsosaytheyareconcernedaboutTrump'savowedplantoactquicklyandfirmlytocloseU.S.borderstoallLatinoimmigrantstryingtoentertheUnitedStateswithinadequatedocumentation.

ObamahassoughttoreassureforeignleadersaboutAmerica'scommitmenttobedrockdemocraticprinciplesandalliances,pointingtohispubliccommentsthroughouthiscurrenttripabroad,whichbeganinGreeceandGermanybeforebringinghimtoPeru.

TrumpmetwithJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeinNewYorkonThursday,afterObamaalreadyhadleftWashingtonforEurope.AbesaidafterwardthathethoughtTrumpwasa"trustworthyleader."

TrumppostedonhisFacebookpage,"ItwasapleasuretohavePrimeMinisterShinzoAbestopbymyhomeandbeginagreatfriendship."

EarlierSaturday,ObamametwithPeru'spresidentandwithleadersoftheTrans-PacificPartnershipcountries.Hetriedtohighlightamutualcommitmenttofreetradeandtocreatinggoodjobs,butObamahashadtoconcedethattheU.S.CongresswillnottakeuptheTPPissuenowthatTrumphasbeenelected.

ThepresidenttoldtheyoungpeopleathistownhallmeetinghedoesnotanticipatethenewadministrationwillmakemajorchangeinU.S.economicpolicytowardLatinAmerica.However,hewarned:"Therearegoingtobetensionsthataregoingtorise,probablyaroundtrademorethananythingelse."