Biden to welcome German president at the White House on Friday

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023
German President Steinmeier walks to receive on the day he meets the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan's former President at Bellevue Palace in Berlin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the White House on Friday to commemorate German-American Day, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

The two leaders will reaffirm their ties, “including our close coordination as NATO Allies on a range of important issues such as defending democratic values and our shared commitment to support Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia’s invasion,” it said.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Jasper Ward; editing by Susan Heavey)

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