Merkel urges United States to stick to international cooperation
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, January 14th, urged the United States to stick to multilateral cooperation, saying a trend towards protectionism was a risk to prosperity, according to Reuters.
The United States is Germany's most important trading partner and the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has unnerved exporters in Europe's biggest economy.
Germany holds the presidency of the G20 leading economies this year, a platform Merkel wants to use to safeguard multilateral cooperation.
Speaking after a meeting of senior members of her center-right CDU party in the western German town of Perl-Nennig, Merkel said all countries were better off if they worked together instead of isolating themselves.
A good example was the international response after the global financial crisis that started in the United States in 2008, Merkel said.
The United States is Germany's most important trading partner and the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has unnerved exporters in Europe's biggest economy.
Germany holds the presidency of the G20 leading economies this year, a platform Merkel wants to use to safeguard multilateral cooperation.
Speaking after a meeting of senior members of her center-right CDU party in the western German town of Perl-Nennig, Merkel said all countries were better off if they worked together instead of isolating themselves.
A good example was the international response after the global financial crisis that started in the United States in 2008, Merkel said.