German foreign minister Maas hopes for clear Brexit decision in British parliament

Record ID: 1437388

  • Title: German foreign minister Maas hopes for clear Brexit decision in British parliament
  • Date: 18th October 2019
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 18, 2019) (REUTERS) GERMANY FOREIGN MINISTER HEIKO MAAS AND HIS COUNTERPART FROM BANGLADESH, ABUL KALAM ABDUL MOMEN ARRIVE FOR STATEMENT CAMERAMEN (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER HEIKO MAAS, SAYING: "The agreement between the European Union and the British government is an important step towards an orderly exit of Great Britain. That is the aim we are all trying to achieve. We are now counting on the British parliament and that it is aware of the great responsibility that it has in these important times. Regardless what the decision will be - we need a clear statement on how to move forward. The times for political strategy games are over." MAAS SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER HEIKO MAAS, SAYING: "It is a good sign that weapons are silent now. That offers the chance to discuss all open questions in dialogue with peaceful matters. Therefor we need all sides to be sincere and try to solve all issues through discussion. That is the position of the German government. The European Council reaffirmed Germany's position and the position of the European Union this week: We urge Turkey to stop all military advance, to pull back their fighting forces and respect humanitarian international law." JOURNALISTS VARIOUS OF MOMEN SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ABUL KALAM ABDUL MOMEN, FOREIGN MINISTER OF BANGLADESH, SAYING: "It is almost two years. Myanmar agreed to take them back. Unfortunately till today they have not taken a single Rohingya back to their country. We like to ask your Excellency to put pressure on Myanmar. So they take back their people." MOMEN SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ABUL KALAM ABDUL MOMEN, FOREIGN MINISTER OF BANGLADESH, SAYING: "In the case of Brexit we do not want uncertainty in the developed countries. Because if there is uncertainty in the industrialised countries it is us, the relatively less fortunate, we get hard hit most. And therefore we are really pleased that some sort of resolution is been taken." VARIOUS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS VARIOUS OF MAAS AND MOMEN SHAKING HANDS
  • Embargoed: 1st November 2019 12:00
  • Keywords: Germany Bangladesh foreign minister Heiko Maas Abul Kalam Abdul Momen
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • City: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B1MIFD3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Germany's foreign minister on Friday said he was counting on the British parliament ahead of a vote on an eleventh-hour agreement that negotiators from Britain and the European Union reached on Britain's planned departure from the bloc.
    "We need a clear statement on how to move forward," Heiko Maas said. "The times for political strategy games are over."
    Two weeks ahead of the planned exit date, Brexit's departure from the EU hung on a knife-edge on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to persuade doubters to rally behind his divorce deal in an extraordinary vote in parliament on Saturday.
    (Production: Oliver Ellrodt, Stephan Schepers)
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