German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will journey to Washington subsequent week for his first go to since taking workplace, the place he’s scheduled to fulfill with US President Donald Trump.

Supply: Politico, a Brussels-based politics and coverage information organisation, citing the German authorities press service, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Merz will journey to the US on 4 Could for his first go to underneath the brand new German authorities. His assembly with Trump is about for Thursday 5 June, adopted by a joint press convention.

On the assembly with Trump, they may talk about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the state of affairs within the Center East and commerce points.

Background:

• Merz has repeatedly engaged in public disputes with the US administration, significantly after criticism from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance concerning the classification of the far-right Various for Germany occasion as right-wing extremist.
• Merz pressured that neither Germany nor he personally interfered within the US election marketing campaign or supported any candidate, and he expects the identical angle from the American administration.
• This week, the German chancellor said that Europe is able to battle for its elementary values – freedom and democracy – thus responding to repeated criticism of the EU by the Trump administration and, specifically, Vice President Vance’s notorious speech on the Munich Safety Convention.

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