Merkel: Germany wants good relationship with UK after Brexit
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(21 Nov 2018) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said her country wants to build a good partnership with the United Kingdom after Brexit. Speaking to the German Parliament on Wednesday, Merkel said she and her government would to everything in their power to make that happen. Merkel also said it's in Germany's interest to support a UN agreement on migration that countries such as the United States, Hungary and Poland have rejected. Merkel told lawmakers Wednesday that the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration would ensure migrants would enjoy many of the conditions that already exist in Germany. German officials hope the non-binding pact, due to be approved next month in Marrakech, Morocco, will reduce the flow of migrants to Germany by ensuring that they can expect humane conditions elsewhere, too. Merkel further used her budget speech to emphasize the importance of international cooperation, noting that Germany owes its revival after World War II in part to multilateral institutions such as the European Union and the United Nations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d6abff3a3e73287d0c4c72f09dc65e6e
