Merkel Welcomes May’s Speech for Clarifying UK’s Vision of Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed on Wednesday the UK prime minister’s speech on Brexit priorities but stressed London still needed to invoke the EU exit clause before negotiations could begin.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her proposals for leaving the European Union, including leaving the EU single market and controlling immigration.

"Thanks to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech we now have a clear idea of how the United Kingdom wants to proceed [on Brexit], but negotiations will only begin when Article 50 is formally triggered," Merkel told reporters in Berlin.

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