US President Joe Biden is anticipated to go to Germany subsequent week | Picture credit score: Reuters
US President Joe Biden is anticipated to go to Germany subsequent week, a authorities supply mentioned on Sunday (Oct 13, 2024), after a beforehand deliberate journey was canceled as a result of Hurricane Milton.
“He’s coming to Berlin on Friday” for a one-day go to, the supply mentioned.
In accordance with German media studies, Biden will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, with conflicts in Ukraine and the Center East anticipated to be excessive on his agenda.
Biden’s authentic go to to Germany was to have taken place between October 10 and 12 and included a four-way summit with Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
He had additionally deliberate to journey to Angola instantly afterwards as a part of a sequence of worldwide farewell journeys within the remaining months of his presidency, after withdrawing from the race in July.
Biden had additionally deliberate to carry a gathering with greater than 50 Ukraine allies to debate better assist for kyiv in its combat towards the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was anticipated to attend that assembly, however as an alternative went on a two-day tour of European capitals, together with Berlin, to name for sustained navy help because the Russian invasion of Ukraine strikes into its third yr.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday (October 8, 2024), Biden canceled the go to to stay within the US and oversee the response to Hurricane Milton that hit Florida, inflicting an estimated $50 billion in harm, killing a minimum of 16 individuals and leaving hundreds of thousands with out electrical energy.
Touring overseas because the hurricane approached would have posed severe political dangers at house, simply 28 days earlier than an in depth US presidential election.
Republican candidate Donald Trump has unfold misinformation in regards to the emergency response of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee on November 5.
In accordance Spiegel In accordance with the journal, this system for Biden’s go to subsequent week will probably be very diminished in comparison with the unique plans, which included an official state go to.
Nevertheless, Steinmeier continues to be anticipated to current Biden with the German Order of Benefit in recognition of his providers to German-American friendship.
Printed – October 13, 2024 08:02 pm IST