# Merz calls for global free-trade alliance during Asia trip

https://mins.news/en/item/121869

- DW, 2026-10-30 04:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-friedrich-merz-calls-for-global-free-trade-alliance-during-asia-trip/live-79803462?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a global network of countries committed to rules-based free trade while in Seoul on the final day of his four-day Asia trip. He said countries were joining forces against unilateralism, autocratic power politics and violations of international law.

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