German Chancellor on Thursday at White House: Tramp will prepare a special honor for Merca, what is the word? – The world

The main topic of conversation between two leaders who are – on you – will be Ukraine will most likely.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merc (CDU) travels to Washington to meet with US President Donald Tramp on Thursday for the first time. Talks of two leaders in the White House are planned, joint lunch, and then address the media, a German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius in Berlin said.

It is their first encounter since Merca 6. Maja took the function. Before that, the two of them just met many years ago in New York. Merc moves for Washington on Wednesday night, after dinner with Federal Promenirs in Berlin. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Johan Vadeful (CDU) was in Washington last Wednesday, where he met with his American counterpart Mark Rubby.

What will the words be about?

During the conversation in Washington, the center of attention will most likely be efforts to end the war in Ukraine, NATO response to growing external threats, as well as trade dispute between the United States and the EU.

When it comes to the war ending efforts in Ukraine, Merca took a leading position among European leaders, but lately proved frustrated due to the lack of progress. In Washington, he will try to persuade the tramp to increase the pressure on Russian president of Vladimir Putin, in order to give him a truce. Europeans prepare a new sanction package, aware that Putin can really impress only if they work together with the Americans.

The European Commission is currently negotiating the European Commission on the decision of the trade dispute with the United States. MERC will not be mixed in the details of these conversations, but as the chancellor, the most economically strongest European countries can contribute to building trust and give incentives. For customs of 50 percent, which tramp originally announced from 1. June, now the period is extended to 9. July.

At the end of June, NATO member leaders meet in Brussels, where, inter alia, discuss their defense allocations. Tramp asked allies to the Alliance that five percent of gross domestic product sets out for the defense. NATO Secretary General, Mark routes, proposed a compromise formula: 3.5 percent for the military and another 1.5 percent for infrastructure – such as roads and arc – which can be important for defense. Merc has supported that proposal.

What else could happen to the agenda?

Merc has done a lot in recent weeks to show willingness to cooperate with the United States. Still, one question quite annoyed him. The attacks of the American Vice President Jaj-di Vance, who accused European Allies at the Munich Security Conference to endanger democracy, Merca considers « excessive ».

He also sharply dismissed the criticism of the American government at the account of the decision of the German Security Protection to the Constitutional Order to mark the AFD as proven extremely right. « It’s our thing. We decide that, and not an American government. » Whether there will be words during his visit to Washington, it remains to be seen.

Special honor

However, the most important thing will be whether the two of them will succeed in establishing a good personal relationship. Tramp will enable the Chancellor to spend the chancellor in the guest presidential residence, Blair Haus, which is located next to the White House – which is considered a special honor.

Merc and Tramp discussed the phone several times in the last few weeks – once in private, and then three more times in a wider circle with several other European leaders, about the efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Merc now has the US President’s mobile phone number and exchanges messages. Since the last telephone conversation, the name – Friedrich and Donald is addressed.
Oval cabinet – slippery terrain

From taking office in January, Tramp has already hosted numerous heads of states and governments, among them French President Emanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kira Starmer and Italian Prime Minister George Melona.

However, two meetings were especially in memory: Ukrainian president Volodimir Green and President of South Africa Siril Ramafosabili in an oval cabinet, where the American president prevailed them with cameras practically shattered them. How does Merc react to that? Calmly. « I don’t need Valerian to stay attached and led a reasonable conversation with the American President, » he said recently in the show of ZDF.

However, the chancellor is thoroughly preparing for the encounter. The councils asked several statesmen who had already been at tramp – among others from the green, Ramafos, Melona, ​​the Norwegian Prime Minister of Jonas Gar Store and Finnish President Alexander Stubs. The conversation enters the positive attitude: « We will talk about common interests. There are differences, but there are a lot of connection – and we will talk about it, » Merca said at ZDF.