Merkel wants Britain to ensure good relations with EU post-Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said it was important to negotiate Britain's exit from the European Union in a way that ensured continued good and close relations.

Merkel said she and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis discussed Britain's decision to leave the bloc during his inaugural visit to Berlin as prime minister.

"We have the same view that this is regrettable, but that we must try to negotiate in such a way that very good, very close relations are possible with Britain afterward," Merkel told reporters at a news conference.

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