The German Chancellor has emphasised the role of compromise in international cooperation, warning that it “should not be attacked”. Speaking at the International Labour Conference today in Geneva, Angela Merkel also warned there will be long and dragging discussions over the creation of a centenary declaration by the International Labour Organisation, advising compromise will need to come to the fore. But Ms Merkel says the “international system of multilateral cooperation is at the moment in danger” - and alluded Britain and the US were to blame.
Ms Merkel said: “Ladies and gents, since this international system of multilateral cooperation is at the moment in danger, since there are many who say ‘alone we can do it better’, I want to emphasise that compromising is part of international cooperation.”
The German Chancellor appeared to refer to Britain and the US, describing the two countries as going it “alone”.
The comments allude to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s
