Merz calls for strengthening Europe and reconnecting the relationship with the US at a time of great powers
The German Chancellor has called for Europeans atthe opening ceremony of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), an important meeting that brings together 200 heads of state, government and ministers from A0120 countries.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for strengthening Europe at a time when the world's major powers are disregarding international law, considering it crucial to resolve the transatlantic relationship .
At the opening of the Munich SecurityConference(MSC), the German Chancellor has called for the attention of Europeans . This meeting, which brings together 200 heads of state, government and ministers from 120 countries, allows for numerous bilateral contacts and informal meetings, such as the meeting between Merz himself and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky , or the interview with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio .
Merz has stressed that\u00A0is in an era conditioned by the behavior of the world's major powers, which does not respect international law: "We are destroying an international order based on rights and norms. I am afraid we need to say even more clearly: that order, though imperfect even in its best times, no longer exists."
In addition, the German Chancellor has demonstrated her commitment to the Atlantic Alliance and to a fruitful relationship with the US, but in recent months the attitude towards\u00A0 Greenland, for example, has made relations considerably more difficult.
"Let's fix the transatlantic trust and revive it together, "Merz has asked America's" friends, "with Marco Rubio himself in front of him and a group of forty delegates to the US Congress.
"For three generations now, it has been trust between allies, partners and friends that has made NATO the strongest alliance of all time . Europe knows its value, "said Merz , who stressed that the US will be at the border if it alone takes on all the challenges of the new times of international politics.
Zelenski has received the support of several international leaders who have discussed how to protect the Ukrainian energy sector, the target of the latest Russian bombings this winter. Trump has repeatedly urged him to sign an agreement with Russia and hold presidential elections before the summer.
On the other hand, Rubio, who will be attending the Munich conference on Saturday, has explained on the X social network that one of the issues discussed with Merz has been the strengthening of US-european partnership, although other urgent issues have been discussed at his meeting, such as progress in efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine .
French President Emmanuel Macron, for his part, has expressed his intention to "restore the channelof communication with Russia "following his meeting with Ukraine's president.
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