Partners Benefit: Response and Germany Chairs

partners benefit: I don't want to get ahead of that, but I am very much convinced that we as partners benefit more if we act together than if everyone solves problems for themselves, and that is a constant fundamental attitude on my part, she said, according to Brandon Sun. Underlining the importance of the Group of 20 industrial powers, which Germany chairs this year, she said that the international response to the financial crisis was not a response based on isolation, but a response based on co-operation, on common rules for regulating financial markets, and I think that is the promising path. Asked at a news conference Saturday about protectionist tendencies in the U.S., Merkel said she will seek a dialogue with the new president. Merkel has made clear that she's unhappy about the possible demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement as a result of Trump's desire to withdraw the United States. Merkel said there are contacts at adviser level with Trump's team, though there was no immediate word on any plans for a meeting beyond the summits of the Group of Seven and G-20 in May and July respectively. Trump has criticized Merkel's decision to allow large numbers of migrants into Germany. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.