The European Union (EU) seems ready for negotiations leading to the final exit of Britain from the Bloc. She said talks with Britain on its withdrawal from what will now be the 27-member European Union would start "in the coming days".
Mrs Merkel added that she hoped Britain would remain a good partner.
"The results of the United Kingdom election indicate to me that there is no strong mandate to proceed with a hard Brexit, which represents an opportunity for Ireland". We want to do it quickly, respecting the calendar.
Angela Merkel made her first comment since Britain PM Theresa May's Conservative party lost 13 seats.
"We want to negotiate quickly, we want to stick to the time plan, and so at this point I don't think there is anything to suggest these negotiations can not start as was agreed".
May had called for the snap election confident to gain additional seats in parliament for the ruling Conservative Party to strengthen her position in the upcoming Brexit talks.
Meanwhile, Michael Fuchs, senior economic adviser to the German chancellor, told the BBC the result meant it was time for Mrs May "to face realities" and soften her approach.
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"Britain is a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, so we have a lot of shared challenges to deal with, and that's the spirit we want to carry out these negotiations in".
Despite UK Prime Minister Theresa May now facing a minority government, Merkel still believes Brexit negotiations would now proceed as planned.
Other EU leaders have expressed concerns the failure to win a majority may make negotiations even more hard.
We want to do it (Brexit) fast, respecting the timetable.
After the election result, European Council president Donald Tusk warned Britain might end up with no deal on its withdrawal arrangements or future trade if it did not open negotiations in time.
"Yet another own goal, after Cameron now May, will make already complex negotiations even more complicated", he tweeted.
"We don't know when Brexit talks start".
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