US president to meet Merkel,Hollande, Renzi and Cameron over EU naval patrols in Libyan waters to stem flow of migrants
US president Barack Obama said Angela Merkel was on the right side of history with her management of the refugee crisis and praised the German chancellor as a steady and reliable ally with a really righteous sense of humour, and as he embarked on the final phase of the final official European tour of his presidency.
Lauding Merkel for taking “very tough politics not just to express a humanitarian concern but also a practical concern”,Obama said: “She is giving a voice to the kinds of principles that bring people together rather than divide them.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com