“President Biden looks forward to welcoming Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to the White House on July 15th, 2021,” press secretary Jen Psaki said, adding that ending the Covid-19 pandemic and tackling climate change were top of the agenda. However, Merkel and Biden are expected to meet in person as early as this weekend on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall, southern England, for the first time since the US president took office in late January. Both leaders are seeking a fresh start after the low point in German-American relations in the era of US President Donald Trump. Merkel would therefore be the third high-ranking guest from abroad during Biden’s term in office, which officially started in late January. READ ALSO: Merkel invites Biden to Germany ‘as soon as pandemic allows it’

Source: The Local June 11, 2021 14:15 UTC