German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, on February 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend the Munich Security Conference next week, government sources have told Reuters.
US Vice President Mike Pence has already accepted an invitation to the event, which takes place amid uncertainty about transatlantic relations after President Donald Trump said he viewed NATO as obsolete and criticized Merkel’s policies.
Merkel last took part in the annual Munich Security Conference in 2015. In a telephone call with Trump on Jan. 29, she told him that the global fight against terrorism was no …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
