Merkel rejects proposal on refugee limit

Berlin July 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel s party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has dismissed proposals from its sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) to impose a limit on the number of refugees admitted to the country.

"As far as an upper limit is concerned my position is clear: I will not accept it " Merkel said at her annual "summer interview" with television channel ARD on Sunday night.

Merkel s comments placed her at odds with CSU leader Horst Seehofer who has openly mulled over making a cap on refugees a condition for forming another coalition with the CDU Xinhua news agency reported.

A limit on the number of refugees also featured in the CSU s separate legislative programme "the Bavarian plan".

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