Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to america and included time for a go to with former US President Barack Obama in Washington. The pair, recognized to have had a robust working relationship after they overlapped in workplace, met on the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition.
“As president, I noticed Chancellor Merkel lead by crises along with her smart pragmatism, good humor and unrelenting ethical compass — and I really feel fortunate to name her a pal,” Obama wrote on Twitter.
Obama has already seen Merkel a number of occasions since he left workplace in 2017, and has all the time been filled with reward for the German chief. In his 2020 memoir “A Promised Land,” he known as Merkel “dependable, trustworthy, intellectually exact and pleasant in a pure method.”
In an interview with the German channel of RTL to advertise the e-book, he added that she was “an impressive political chief, not just for Germany, however for Europe and the world.” He has additionally referred to her as a “good pal.”
A spokeswoman for Merkel informed the German information company that the previous chancellor had been in Washington since Monday and would return Thursday. Merkel is in america for “political talks after her time in workplace,” the spokeswoman mentioned.
After 16 years as Germany’s chancellor, Merkel mentioned upon leaving workplace late final 12 months that she deliberate to go away politics totally. She has remained comparatively quiet publicly, although she has made feedback condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on a number of events.
es/sms (AFP, dpa)