- Her comments came amid tensions with France and Britain over Berlin鈥檚 ban on arms sales to 抖阴短视频
- She said there鈥檚 no use 鈥減aying lip-service to a great Europe鈥�
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that her country risks being viewed as an unreliable partner in joint European defense industry projects.
Merkel鈥檚 comments Thursday came amid tensions with France and Britain over Berlin鈥檚 ban on arms sales to 抖阴短视频. Paris and London say it prevents them selling jointly developed equipment with German components to the country.
Merkel said joint European projects require 鈥渞eliability between partners.鈥� She said other countries sometimes have different perspectives and Germany needs to discuss the matter, 鈥渙therwise we will be viewed as morally arrogant ... or we will be viewed as incapable of compromise.鈥� She added there鈥檚 no use 鈥減aying lip-service to a great Europe and how we all want to work together.鈥�
The chancellor鈥檚 coalition partners favor a very restrictive line on arms exports.