When US President Biden visits Germany in October, he will also attend a meeting of Ukraine supporters. The date and location of the summit have now been set.
The meeting of Ukraine supporting states during US President Joe Biden’s visit to Germany will take place on October 12 at the US air force base in Ramstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced this on Friday in Berlin. Accordingly, Germany plans to host the meeting of the so-called contact group for the defense of Ukraine together with the USA.
“In this format, more than 50 states come together to coordinate support for Ukraine,” said Hebestreit. The government spokesman could not say whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj would also be in Ramstein.
Ukraine meeting in Germany
US President Biden had already announced the high-level Ukraine meeting in Germany on Thursday. After a meeting with Zelensky in Washington, he said that both wanted to review progress in supporting the country at the Ukraine meeting in Germany “and coordinate with international partners on additional aid for Ukraine.” However, it would also be conceivable for Zelenskyj to participate via video link. At the beginning of September, the Ukrainian president surprisingly personally attended a meeting of the contact group’s defense ministers in Ramstein.
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Hebestreit gave the first details about the planned visit of the outgoing US President Biden to Germany from October 10th to 12th. It was “an opportunity to appreciate the importance of the German-American relationship as a whole as well as the concrete cooperation between the two governments in particular,” said the government spokesman. This is particularly true in view of the challenges of recent years, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biden visits Steinmeier
There will be bilateral meetings with Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the visit, said Hebestreit. According to “Spiegel”, Steinmeier will host a state banquet for Biden on October 11th, which, unlike usual, will take place at noon. According to the magazine, the reason is probably the old age of the 81-year-old US president.
In Berlin there should also be a so-called Quad meeting between Scholz and Biden with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “Spiegel” reported. According to previous plans, Biden also wants to hold an appointment to honor Jewish life in Germany. According to “Spiegel”, it is reportedly unclear whether the US President will bring his wife Jill Biden with him to Germany.
Source: Stern
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