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Monday, January 30, 2017
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Monday, January 30, 2017
Merkel renews critique of Trump travel ban
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is renewing her criticism of President Donald Trump’s order suspending entry to the US for people from seven Muslim-majority countries and halting refugee admissions.
Merkel said Monday that “the necessary and determined fight against terrorism in no way justifies a general suspicion against people of a certain faith — in this case against people of Muslim faith — or people with a certain origin.”
She added that she believes the US action also “contradicts the basic concept of international help for refugees and international cooperation.”
Merkel’s words echoed similar comments by her spokesman Sunday, the day after the German leader voiced her regret at the decision during a telephone with Trump.
— AFP
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