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Pompeo says the Meeting in Germany in the short term

for Tuesday's planned Meeting between US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas in Berlin has been cancelled. The Foreign off

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Pompeo says the Meeting in Germany in the short term

for Tuesday's planned Meeting between US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas in Berlin has been cancelled. The Foreign office said, without a justification. The U.S. Embassy in Berlin gave urgent matters as the reason.

Pompeo supposed to meet later in the afternoon with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the foreign Minister, Heiko Maas. Topics of the talks, among other things, the situation in the Ukraine, in Venezuela, in Iran and in Syria as well as the relationship to Russia and China should be.

It would have been Pompeos first visit in Germany. The US foreign Minister, had attended a Meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland. Where he travels next, was initially unclear. The US foreign Ministry announced that Pompeo "is happy to be soon in Berlin," the important Meeting.

escalation in the Iran conflict

foreign policy problems the US have, among other things, in relation to China and Iran. With China, a long-festering intensifying trade conflict. Both sides have covered each other with high punitive tariffs. Already agreed to talks has charged U.S. President Donald Trump with the threat of new special duties in advance.

Acute is also the conflict with Tehran. US President, Donald Trump had announced in the past year, the international nuclear agreement with Iran. Since 1. May have to expect all countries with sanctions, the Iranian Oil import. The National security Advisor of the United States, John Bolton, announced on Monday the transfer of the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" and bombers in the Region. The step escalated the situation significantly.

safety meeting

The planned Berlin-the visit was under the not-so-easy sign. Since the inauguration of the US President, Trump the transatlantic relations between the USA and Germany are cool. The US government accuses the Nato-Partner Germany's lack of military spending, criticized the German-Russian Pipeline project, Nord Stream 2 is sharp, and has threatened punitive tariffs due to the German trade surplus.

To participate in the Munich security conference, the 55 had renounced-year-old former CIA chief in February, although he was at the time for days on the road in Europe and Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Belgium and Iceland attended. (oli/sda)

Created: 07.05.2019, 11:35 PM

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