Lamenting that the world had forgotten the lessons of history as we
are approaching the 100th anniversary of the First World War, German
Chancellor Angela Merkel said multilateralism was under threat.
In what seemed a veiled rebuke of US President Donald Trump, expected
to speak in Davos on Friday, Merkel said that unilateral action and
protectionism are not the answer.
“Germany wishes to be a country that lends its contribution in the
future to solve the problems of the world together, we think that
shutting ourselves off and isolating ourselves will not lead us into a
good future,” she added, hinting that an ever-closer European Union was
part of the solution to the many challenges faced in the world.
Hours after Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in front
of a huge crowd in the Davos plenary room to echo the chancellor by
launching a call for action to build a world that is both free and fair.
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