“Very good development”: Kurz and Merkel exchanged views

“The situation is developing very well in Germany and Austria, with low levels of infection,” said Kurz, according to the Federal Chancellery. It is still important to vaccinate a lot. Another topic was the upcoming EU summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

“We now have to take the delta variant seriously and monitor it closely, but there is no need to panic, because all the vaccines we use are also effective against the delta variant,” said Kurz. Therefore, it is still important to vaccinate a lot. “With the 3G rule in Austria we have a very good safety network, we rely on FFP2 masks and, which is unique in Austria, we have a very high density of tests”, confirmed Kurz.

The development of the pandemic and how to deal with the delta variant will also be the topic of the EU summit. Other topics addressed by the Council are foreign policy and the EU’s relationship with Russia, “where we have similar access,” said Kurz. “Angela Merkel, like us, felt it was positive that there was an exchange between President Biden and President Putin. It would be important that we as the European Union also strive for an exchange with President Putin,” the Chancellor again pleaded for a dialogue with Russia. “We have to clearly address the differences we have and continue to draw conclusions if there are violations of human rights or international law. But especially when there are different opinions, especially in such a tense relationship as that between the European Union and Russia also needs channels of dialogue. ”

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