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Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed on Monday for Singapore, from where he will proceed to Japan and South Korea. Simultaneously, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting China. According to DW, both visits aim to strengthen Berlin's economic and security ties amid geopolitical instability.
Otabek YusupovFrank-Walter Steinmeier will visit China on a state visit for the first time in eight years. The program includes a meeting with Xi Jinping, a speech at Peking University, and a visit to the Volkswagen plant in Hefei. The visit coincided with the plenum of the CPC Central Committee and Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to the Indo-Pacific. Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a state visit to China for the first time in eight years. The program includes a meeting with Xi Jinping, a speech at Peking University, and a visit to the Volkswagen plant in Hefei. The visit coincided with the Central Committee plenum of the Chinese Communist Party and Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to the Indo-Pacific.
Otabek YusupovGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after the Berlin Process summit in Montenegro, said the country is on the best path to joining the EU soon, and that enlargement is a geopolitical necessity. He considers the remaining disputes with Croatia over two negotiating chapters to be surmountable.
Javlon TursunovAgainst the backdrop of Washington's pressure on Kyiv, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Ukraine's unconditional capitulation is ruled out and that Berlin will continue to help Ukraine. The day before, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas claimed that American negotiators have been trying to force Ukraine to capitulate for a year and a half, and demanded Europe's participation in the talks.
Sevara AzamovaAt the Berlin Process summit in Budva, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that 'violence must never be an option' in the EU and the Western Balkans, called for the EU enlargement process to continue, and stressed the need for reforms and political will from the region's governments.
Sevara AzamovaGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his main concern is not the economy or China, but Russia's influence on society and the destabilization of European countries. The Bundeswehr raised its assessment of the sabotage threat to the second level, after a drone with explosives was found near Wunstorf airbase in September. Moscow denies involvement.
Javlon TursunovRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a meeting with university graduates newly entering the diplomatic service, criticized the position of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who ruled out a return to Russian gas pipelines. According to Lavrov, Berlin's rejection of Russian energy resources led to electricity prices rising three- to fourfold. He also suggested that the US could buy up Russian gas and resell it to Europe under its own brand.
Javlon TursunovGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, at the Berlin Global Dialogue conference, called on US President Donald Trump to invite South Africa to the G20 summit in Miami in December. Earlier, Trump announced that South Africa would not receive an invitation. Merz also spoke in favor of a greater role for Europe in the G20 and proposed a 'Miami growth agenda'.
Sevara AzamovaGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at the congress of the youth organization of the CDU/CSU in Berlin, stated that Germany will not leave Ukraine alone in its war with Russia. He also criticized the AfD and the Left party for 'downplaying the situation' and referred to the warning by the head of the BND about the danger of being drawn into a conflict with Russia.
Otabek YusupovGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a programmatic speech in the Bundestag ahead of the EU summit, warning of a growing gap of justice between generations and calling for reforms of the social systems. He rejected accusations that aid to Ukraine comes at the expense of social spending, and accused the extreme flanks of stoking chaos. Meanwhile, in Hamburg the trial began of Ukrainian Serhii K., accused of sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, and inflation in Germany rose to 3.3%.
Aziz KarimovGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever sent a letter to European Council President António Costa proposing a mechanism to suspend new EU laws that are excessively burdensome for businesses. The issue is set to be discussed at the summit in Brussels on Thursday.
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