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Germany leader Merkel: British EU exit decision irrevocable

Germany leader Merkel: British EU exit decision irrevocable | iNFOnews.ca
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel attend a cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that she considers Britain’s decision to leave the European Union “irrevocable” though regrettable.

Britain voted narrowly to leave the EU in a referendum June 23. New Prime Minister Theresa May has yet to formally trigger the process of negotiating the country’s exit from the 28-nation bloc.

Merkel said in an interview released by her party on Thursday: “The whole process of the exit still lies ahead of us, but the decision is irrevocable.”

Merkel added that the decision is a test for the EU and said: “Now we must negotiate on the basis of our interests. And ‘negotiate’ means above all strengthening common projects.”

She said that the EU offers its members a strong voice in the world that individual countries wouldn’t have.

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