Former US President Obama pays tribute to 'friend' German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Telegraph, 23 Oct 2021
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The former United States president Barack Obama has paid tribute to outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In a video message on Friday, Obama said:
"I was privileged to draw on your partnership in overcoming a series of crises facing our people, and I was happy to become your friend, as I watched you draw on good humour, wise pragmatism and an unrelenting moral compass in making hard decisions over many years."
Friday marked Merkel's 107th EU summit as Germany's chancellor over nearly 16 years and probably her last.
German political parties are now in talks following last month's election fail to form a ruling coalition by mid-December.
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The former United States president Barack Obama has paid tribute to outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In a video message on Friday, Obama said:
"I was privileged to draw on your partnership in overcoming a series of crises facing our people, and I was happy to become your friend, as I watched you draw on good humour, wise pragmatism and an unrelenting moral compass in making hard decisions over many years."
Friday marked Merkel's 107th EU summit as Germany's chancellor over nearly 16 years and probably her last.
German political parties are now in talks following last month's election fail to form a ruling coalition by mid-December.
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
