Trump, Scholz discuss ‘return to peace in Europe’
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US president-elect’s call comes after the German leader had openly backed Joe Biden’s re-election.
United States President-elect Donald Trump and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed to work for “a return to peace in Europe” in their first call since the US election, a German government spokesman has said.
“Both exchanged views on the German-American relationship and the current geopolitical challenges,” Scholz’s spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, said in a statement on Sunday.
“The chancellor underlined the government’s willingness to continue the decades-long successful cooperation between the governments of both countries. They also agreed to work together towards a return to peace in Europe.”
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