U.S. President Biden anticipated to go to Germany on October 18: authorities supply

U.S. President Joe Biden is anticipated to go to Germany subsequent week
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U.S. President Joe Biden is anticipated to go to Germany subsequent week, a authorities supply mentioned Sunday (October 13, 2024), after a beforehand deliberate journey was cancelled attributable to Hurricane Milton.

“He’s coming to Berlin on Friday” for a one-day go to, the supply mentioned.

In line with German media stories Biden will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, with the conflicts in Ukraine and the Center East anticipated to be excessive on his agenda.

Mr. Biden’s unique go to to Germany was to have taken place between October 10 and 12 and to have 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 collection of valedictory worldwide journeys within the ultimate months of his presidency, after he withdrew from the race in July.

Mr. Biden had additionally deliberate to carry a gathering of greater than 50 of Ukraine’s allies to debate additional assist for Kyiv in its struggle towards Russia’s invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had been anticipated to attend that assembly however as a substitute went on a whirlwind two-day tour of European capitals, together with Berlin, to ask for sustained navy support as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on by means of its third 12 months.

Nevertheless, on Tuesday (October 8, 2024) Mr. Biden known as off the go to to remain within the U.S. and oversee the response to Hurricane Milton because it slammed into Florida, inflicting an estimated $50 billion in harm, killing at the very least 16 folks and leaving hundreds of thousands with out energy.

Travelling overseas because the hurricane approached would have posed extreme political dangers at residence simply 28 days earlier than a decent U.S. Presidential election.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has unfold misinformation in regards to the emergency response by Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee on November 5.

In line with Spiegel journal, the programme for Mr. Biden’s go to subsequent week will probably be a lot lowered from the unique plans, which had included an official state go to.

However, Steinmeier continues to be anticipated to current Mr. Biden with Germany’s Order of Benefit in recognition of his providers in direction of German-American friendship.