The chancellor will have a series of contacts in the coming days, as the German government tries to take more initiatives and raise diplomatic speed, both at the level of and beyond. More specifically, Mertz, after his participation in the informal Synod, will have high-profile meetings on its sidelines.
More specifically, according to what a German official reported, the German chancellor will have meetings on Friday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At the center of Mertz’s attention are transatlantic relations
According to the same official, Merz will open the annual security forum with a keynote speech in which he will outline the main directions of German foreign policy at a time when transatlantic relations are characterized by tension. The statements were built in the context of briefing journalists in Berlin.
“The chancellor has repeatedly built it clear that he is not among those who believe that the United States should — or that it is possible — to isolate itself,” the German official stated. “I expect that in his speech he will outline what he sees as the way forward for transatlantic relations,” he added.
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