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Berlin should ‘recalibrate’ partnership with US in ‘sober and critical’ way – German FM
Germany must “recalibrate the transatlantic partnership” with Washington, the foreign minister says. This comes as the two nations are locked in a trade war and numerous disagreements, from military spending to energy.
“The US is more than the White House,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas tweeted on Sunday in response to US President Donald Trump, who has unleashed a trade war on the EU and had repeatedly blasted the German government over various policy issues.
Die USA sind mehr als das Weiße Haus, unsere Verbundenheit reicht tiefer als 280 Zeichen bei Twitter. Mit dem Deutschlandjahr in den USA wollen wir die transatlantische Partnerschaft neu vermessen - nüchtern, kritisch und auch selbstkritisch. pic.twitter.com/qKE2H0T4CU
— Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) 26 августа 2018 г.
Maas added that he hopes the upcoming ‘German Year in the US’ promotional campaign will help to “recalibrate the transatlantic partnership in a sober, critical and self-critical way.”
The minister had earlier spoken in favor of improving relations between the two nations through fostering “balanced cooperation” with Washington.
The ‘German Year in the US’ campaign (Deutschlandjahr USA) was designed by the government to showcase the friendship between the two states and to present a favorable image of Germany to the American public.
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