Merkel hopes to resolve Spain’s opposition to the British exit agreement by Sunday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country would support an agreement on Britain’s exit from the European Union, adding that it hoped to resolve Spain’s objection to a text on disputed British Gibraltar by Sunday.

“We know how difficult the discussions in Britain are, but I can tell Germany that we will agree to this exit agreement,” Merkel told German legislators on Wednesday in a speech that touched on several issues during the budget debate.

“We still have an objection in Spain. I can not say how we will resolve this problem specifically, but I hope it will be resolved by Sunday,” she said.