A spokesman for Angela Merkel said the German chancellor regretted Trump’s decision to ban citizens of certain countries from entering the US, adding that she had “explained” the obligations of the Geneva refugee convention to the new president in a phone call on Saturday. “The chancellor regrets the US government’s entry ban against refugees and the citizens of certain countries,” Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement. “The Geneva refugee convention requires the international community to take in war refugees on humanitarian grounds. The German government explained this policy in their call yesterday.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Angela Merkel. Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said the government would continue to work closely with the Trump administration to implement “strong border policies”.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2017 16:45 UTC