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A Downing Street spokesperson said:

鈥淧rime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May and Chancellor Angela Merkel this morning held a bilateral meeting at the Tallinn Digital Summit in Estonia.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister began by congratulating Chancellor Merkel on her recent re-election and said she looked forward to continuing to work closely together.

皇冠体育app two leaders agreed on the importance of the Iran nuclear deal in maintaining regional and global security.

On the issue of Brexit, the Prime Minister reiterated her commitment to the UK being the strongest friend and partner to the EU after we leave.

She said her Florence speech had been intended to create momentum in the ongoing talks and that the response from the EU 27 had been constructive.

Chancellor Merkel welcomed the speech, and noted the good progress that had been made in negotiations this week. She looked forward to the next round of talks in early October.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and the Chancellor both agreed on the importance of settling the issue of citizens鈥� rights at the earliest opportunity.

皇冠体育app PM pointed to the commitment made in her Florence speech to incorporate the agreement reached on citizens鈥� rights fully into UK law and make sure the UK courts can refer directly to it.

皇冠体育app PM also stressed it was in everybody鈥檚 interests to agree to a time-limited implementation period once Britain leaves the EU, to provide certainty to businesses and others in both Britain and the EU.鈥�