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WORLD NEWS Thursday 6 July 2017

Merkel stands by her

suggestion that Europe

can’t rely fully on US

By GEIR MOULSON actly that way.”
Associated Press “It is, for example, open
BERLIN (AP) — German whether we can and
Chancellor Angela Merkel should in the future rely on
stood by her suggestion the U.S. investing so much
that Europe can no longer as it has so far in the United
entirely rely on the U.S. and Nations’ work, in Middle
declared Wednesday that East policy, in European
Germany and China can security policy or in peace
work together to help calm missions in Africa,” Merkel
the world’s problems. was quoted as saying.
Merkel is hosting the Group She conceded that “we
of 20 summit Friday and really don’t have a legal
Saturday in Hamburg. The claim to the Americans
gathering should make for committing themselves ev-
a challenging combina- erywhere in the world.”
tion of world leaders, with “The U.S. will probably not
President Donald Trump, engage in Africa to the ex-
Russian President Vladimir tent that would be neces- German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands behind a European flag as she waits for the arrival of
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Xi
Putin and Turkish President sary, particularly since they is in Germany to open an Panda enclosure in Berlin and to attend the G-20 summit in Hamburg
Recep Tayyip Erdogan barely have oil interests later the week.
among those attending. any more in Africa and the (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Welcoming Chinese Presi- Arab world,” she said.
dent Xi Jinping to Berlin on Merkel also held a pre-sum-
Wednesday, Merkel said mit meeting last week with
their pre-summit meeting the event’s European par-
was “a good opportunity ticipants, who underscored
to expand and broaden their backing for the Paris
our extensive strategic re- accord to combat climate
lations.” change.
“It is a great pleasure for us Merkel reiterated that the
to welcome you here to- Trump administration’s de-
day at a time of turmoil in cision to withdraw from the
the world, when China and Paris agreement was “ex-
Germany can make a con- traordinarily regrettable”
tribution to calming down and noted that many U.S.
this turmoil somewhat,” states and cities want to
Merkel said. She didn’t continue participating.
elaborate. The chancellor also point-
The G-20 summit comes ed to a broader difference
amid unease in Europe between Germany and
about the Trump admin- the U.S. administration on
istration’s “America First” globalization.
approach to trade and “While we seek chances to
other issues. After her last cooperate for everyone’s
encounter with Trump in benefit, globalization is
late May, Merkel said, “The seen in the American ad-
times in which we can fully ministration as a process
count on others are some- which isn’t about win-win
what over, as I have ex- situations,
perienced in the past few but about winners and los-
days.” ers,” she said.
Asked in an interview with Still, Merkel made clear
weekly Die Zeit published that she was focused on
Wednesday whether she trying to reach agreements
would repeat that com- rather than dwelling on
ment, she replied: “Yes, ex- disagreements.q