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| Angela Merkel suggests TTIP trade deal won't be concluded under Barack Obama's presidency | Angela Merkel suggests TTIP trade deal won't be concluded under Barack Obama's presidency |
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| Angela Merkel has said the TTIP trade deal will not be completed now Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States.. | |
| Speaking at a joint press conference with US President Barack Obama, the German Chancellor said the United States represents an important trading partner for both Germany and the European Union. | Speaking at a joint press conference with US President Barack Obama, the German Chancellor said the United States represents an important trading partner for both Germany and the European Union. |
| "I've always come out strongly in favour of concluding a trade agreement with the United States of America," Ms Merkel said. | "I've always come out strongly in favour of concluding a trade agreement with the United States of America," Ms Merkel said. |
| She added: "We have made progress, quite a lot of progress, but they will not be concluded now. | |
| "But we will keep what we have achieved so far, and I'm absolutely certain one day we will come back to what we have achieved and build on it." | "But we will keep what we have achieved so far, and I'm absolutely certain one day we will come back to what we have achieved and build on it." |
| Ms Merkel made the remarks after talks with Mr Obama during his farewell tour of Europe. | Ms Merkel made the remarks after talks with Mr Obama during his farewell tour of Europe. |
| Mr Obama lauded the German Chancellor as an "outstanding" international partner. | Mr Obama lauded the German Chancellor as an "outstanding" international partner. |
| He said she ha dshown integrity, truthfulness and a recognition that being a good leader also meant engaging with the world. | He said she ha dshown integrity, truthfulness and a recognition that being a good leader also meant engaging with the world. |
| "All I can say is that Chancellor Merkel has been an outstanding partner, and Chancellor Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I arrived," he added. | "All I can say is that Chancellor Merkel has been an outstanding partner, and Chancellor Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I arrived," he added. |