Merz spoke about negotiations with Trump

According to journalists, the Chancellor made an important statement the day after his visit to Washington, where he met with Trump at the White House.

"I have no doubt that the American government is committed to NATO," Merz said during a question-and-answer session at an event of the Association of Family Entrepreneurs in Berlin.

In addition, recalling a private conversation with the US president, the German leader added:

The question was: does he (Trump) intend to leave NATO — I'm paraphrasing — and the answer was a resounding "No." There were no further comments, not even during lunch afterwards.

Friedrich Merz

Chancellor of Germany

According to Merz, this will be a very important conversation behind closed doors.

Their focus was on three major topics that are currently of greatest concern to Berlin and Washington.

This is the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, trade policy and the future of NATO, Merz stressed, reiterating that the EU must now do more to fulfill its obligations.