The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline repeatedly creates tension in the transatlantic relationship.
Before the upcoming change of government, Joe Biden was clear in the direction of the traffic light.
Rome - The controversial German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 is causing tension in German-American relations.
In view of the upcoming change of government in the Federal Republic of Germany, US President Joe Biden has demanded compliance with the transatlantic agreement on Nord Stream 2.
Biden has underlined the importance of continuous work on the implementation of the agreement, the White House announced on Saturday after Biden's talks with Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel and her likely successor, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome.
The democrat stressed that it must be ensured that Russia could not use the natural gas supplies for harmful political purposes.
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US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz at the G20 summit in Rome.
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Traffic light coalition: US President Joe Biden puts pressure on Scholz at Nord Stream 2
The German-American agreement provides that Russia will be sanctioned if the pipeline is used as a geopolitical "weapon". In the negotiations between Scholz and the Greens and the FDP about the formation of a traffic light coalition, the handling of Nord Stream 2 is controversial. The Greens are against the project, the FDP is at least skeptical and SPD boss Norbert Walter-Borjans recently spoke out in favor of commissioning.
The White House also said it had discussed efforts to provide ongoing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan *.
Biden thanked Germany for accepting 35,000 Afghans when they moved to the USA.
On Saturday, after a good two months, the USA completed the evacuation of Afghans via its Ramstein air base in Rhineland-Palatinate.
According to the US Air Force, the last aircraft left the hub for the USA.
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Joe Biden, President of the USA (Archivild)
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The US President also thanked Angela Merkel for the 16 years in which she had worked in a leading role for common security, prosperity and for transatlantic relations.
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