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Theresa May is to hold her first face-to-face meetings with European leaders as prime minister when she travels to Berlin and Paris later this week.Theresa May is to hold her first face-to-face meetings with European leaders as prime minister when she travels to Berlin and Paris later this week.
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is certain to be high on the agenda for May’s talks with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, François Hollande, on her first overseas trip as PM. Britain’s vote to leave the EU is certain to be high on the agenda for May’s talks with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, François Hollande, on her first overseas trip as PM.
It is usual for incoming premiers to make early visits to establish personal links with key European leaders, but this week’s trip will be highly charged by the outcome of the 23 June referendum and the need to shape a new relationship between the UK and its continental neighbours.It is usual for incoming premiers to make early visits to establish personal links with key European leaders, but this week’s trip will be highly charged by the outcome of the 23 June referendum and the need to shape a new relationship between the UK and its continental neighbours.
A Downing Street spokesman said: “The prime minister will make her first overseas visits this week. On Wednesday, following prime minister’s questions, she will travel to Berlin for a bilateral meeting and a working dinner with Chancellor Merkel. This will be an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relationship, co-operation on a range of global challenges, and of course how the UK and Germany can work together as the UK prepares to leave the EU. A Downing Street spokesman said: “The prime minister will make her first overseas visits this week. On Wednesday, following prime minister’s questions, she will travel to Berlin for a bilateral meeting and a working dinner with Chancellor Merkel. This will be an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relationship, cooperation on a range of global challenges, and of course how the UK and Germany can work together as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
“Then on Thursday, the prime minister will visit France for a bilateral meeting with President Hollande at the Elysee. The talks are likely to cover similar issues as those in Berlin, as well as Thursday’s attack in Nice and counter-terrorism co-operation.” “Then on Thursday, the prime minister will visit France for a bilateral meeting with President Hollande at the Élysée. The talks are likely to cover similar issues as those in Berlin, as well as Thursday’s attack in Nice and counter-terrorism cooperation.”