德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周五表示，当自由贸易和基于规则的贸易秩序面临压力时，欧盟将主导制定更好的提议。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that the European Union will take the lead in shaping a better offer when free trade and the rules-based trading order come under pressure.
默茨在首尔举行的亚太德国经济界会议上表示：“我们希望提供超越双边协定的机遇。”
"We want to offer opportunities beyond bilateral agreements," Merz told the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Seoul.
默茨说，德国愿意与欧洲及其他地方志同道合的伙伴一道，捍卫并进一步发展基于规则的全球经济秩序。他表示，许多国家的繁荣归功于国际贸易，不愿放弃它。
Germany was willing to act with like-minded partners in Europe and elsewhere to defend and further develop the rules-based global economic order, Merz said. He said that many countries owed their prosperity to international trade and were unwilling to give it up.
默茨进行为期一周的亚洲之行，此前已访问新加坡和日本，周四与韩国总统李在明举行峰会。两国领导人确立了强化安全伙伴关系。
Merz, on a week-long Asia tour that has also taken him to Singapore and Japan, held a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday. The two leaders set out an enhanced security partnership.
在此次亚洲之行中，默茨在担忧美国关税和中国国家支持的产业扩张之际，寻求与志同道合国家深化防务和经济关系。
During his Asian trip, Merz has sought to deepen defence and economic ties with like-minded countries amid concerns over US tariffs and China's state-backed industrial expansion.
默茨周五表示，韩国和德国产业的结构相似性为深化双边合作提供了机遇。
Merz said on Friday that the structural similarity between South Korean and German industries offered opportunities for deepening bilateral cooperation.
韩国产业通商资源部在一份声明中表示，韩德企业和机构签署了九份谅解备忘录，以支持初创企业和市场准入，涉及电力、能源和生物健康等领域。
South Korea's Industry Ministry said in a statement that South Korean and German companies and organisations signed nine memoranda of understanding to support startups and market entry in fields such as electricity, energy and biohealth.