US President Joe Biden is again planning his visit to Germany next week. His previous trip to Berlin was canceled due to Hurricane Milton.
Points of attention
- Meetings of US President Joe Biden with Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz are scheduled for October 18.
- The visit has a symbolic meaning before the elections in the USA, postponed to the beginning of November.
- Biden will receive an honorary award from Steinmeier for his contribution to the development of German-American friendship.
- Preparations for the visit are being made at the level of the federal government and the German security services.
- The head of the White House, Joe Biden, may send a signal about helping Ukraine during his visit to Berlin.
Biden will go to Germany again
As the newspaper reports, preparations for the visit are already underway at the level of the federal government and the German security services.
Biden plans to meet with the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz on October 18.
According to the publication, this visit has a symbolic significance as a farewell before the elections in the USA, scheduled for early November. Initially, the trip was supposed to be a state visit with a banquet and ceremonial events, but the program was significantly shortened.
Despite this, Biden will receive an honorary award from Steinmeier — the Grand Cross of the Federal Order of Merit for his contribution to the development of German-American friendship.
Biden's decision influenced the holding of meetings of the Contact Group
According to the press service of the Ramstein Air Base, the meeting had to be postponed primarily because American leader Joe Biden unexpectedly changed his plans due to bad weather in the United States.
The White House announced that President Biden postponed his trip to Germany and the Ramstein summit to oversee preparations and response to Hurricane Milton, in addition to the ongoing response to Hurricane Helen in the southeastern United States. The event on October 12, 2024 is postponed, the message says.
In addition, it is indicated that the new date is planned to be announced later.
According to the NTV publication, the German authorities expect that the head of the White House, Joe Biden, will send a strong signal regarding aid to Ukraine during his official visit to Berlin.
Moreover, it is indicated that the German government is counting on the fact that the head of the White House will arrive with important decisions ready.
As already mentioned earlier, his visit to Germany was supposed to take place on October 10-11.
