The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Biden receives Merkel to celebrate old alliance fraught with disagreements

2021-07-14T19:45:08.700Z


On Russia and China, the Chancellor, this Thursday at the White House, does not have the same vision as the American president.


Correspondent in Berlin

Germany may be

America's

"best friend"

, as declared by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Angela Merkel the first foreign leader to be received by Joe Biden - she's invited to a dinner party. farewell with her husband, Joachim Sauer, and will receive an 18 honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University - the Chancellor's last visit to Washington on Thursday, July 15, was not a formal ceremony .

Unlike the former administration, deemed hostile to Berlin, the symbols of

"deep bilateral ties"

uniting the two allies will be deployed, explains the new tenant of the White House.

Conversely, Donald Trump had refused in March 2017 to shake hands with his host in front of the photographers deployed in the Oval Office.

Read also:

New Mexico reminds us of everything that is wrong in Germany

Berlin is flattered by the change of tone, but behaves like a rejected lover in the face of a once fickle lover, who returns to promise love and loyalty.

Reunion

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 78% left to discover.

Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.

Continue reading your article for € 1 for 2 months

I ENJOY IT

Already subscribed?

Log in

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2021-07-14

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.