Merz, Trump agree on need to resolve trade disputes, Germany says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Chancellor Merz and President Trump agree on resolving trade disputes and enhancing cooperation to end the Ukraine war.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade disputes in a phone call on Thursday evening, a German government spokesperson said.
The two leaders also agreed on the need to closely cooperate with the aim of ending the war in Ukraine, the spokesperson said.
"President Trump congratulated the Chancellor on taking office" earlier this week, the spokesperson said. "Chancellor Merz assured the American President that, 80 years after the end of the Second World War, the United States remains an indispensable friend and partner of Germany.
(Reporting by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Leslie Adler)
The main topic is the agreement between Merz and Trump to resolve trade disputes and enhance cooperation on the Ukraine war.
The key figures are Friedrich Merz, Germany's Chancellor, and Donald Trump, the U.S. President.
Merz and Trump agreed on the need to resolve trade disputes and cooperate on ending the Ukraine war.
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