title: Merkel: We'll conduct Brexit talks to minimize damage to Germany
text: HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she would conduct negotiations on Britain s looming departure from the European Union in such a way that Germany suffers as little damage as possible.  These negotiations are important. We ll conduct them,  she said at a trade union event in the northern state of Lower Saxony, which is due to hold an election on Sunday.  And we ll conduct them in such a way that there is as little damage as possible for us here in Germany,  she added. 