Merkel, Abe Call for EU-Japan Deal to Stem Trade Barriers
- Fair trade doesn’t mean putting up barriers, Merkel says
- Abe in Germany says he wants to help champion open markets
Angela Merkel and Shinzo Abe on March 19.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a concerted effort to defend free trade, saying global markets can be both open and fair.
Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Merkel held inconclusive talks at the White House, the German and Japanese leaders opened the CeBIT technology show in Hanover, Germany, by advocating a trade accord between Japan and the European Union as a way to underscore the benefits of an interconnected global economy.