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PM meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel: 9 April 2019

Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May met with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon 皇冠体育appresa May
Published
9 April 2019
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this afternoon for a working lunch.

Ahead of EU Council tomorrow, the leaders discussed the UK鈥檚 request for an extension of Article 50 to June 30th with the option to bring this forward if a deal is ratified earlier.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister outlined the steps the government is taking to bring the Brexit process to a successful conclusion, and updated Chancellor Merkel on the ongoing discussions with the Opposition.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed on the importance of ensuring Britain鈥檚 orderly withdrawal from the European Union.

皇冠体育app leaders also discussed the ongoing situations in Yemen and Libya.

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Published 9 April 2019