国际英语资讯:German minister scolds British PM for inaccurate portrayal of Brexit breakthrough
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Roth">Roth</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imperative">imperative</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="truthfully">truthfully</span> <span word="adhered">adhered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>), <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>," <span word="Roth">Roth</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="confused">confused</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="narratives">narratives</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Roth">Roth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="govern">govern</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="contradicts">contradicts</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enshrined">enshrined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legally">legally</span>-<span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlines">outlines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="methodology">methodology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calculate">calculate</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="liabilities">liabilities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surfaced">surfaced</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 45 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (53 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p>
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