By Arne Delfs | Bloomberg News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington for his inaugural meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, almost a month after starting his term leading Europe’s largest economy.

The 69-year-old conservative, who became Germany’s chancellor on May 6, will meet the U.S. leader at the White House on June 5, government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said in an emailed statement on Saturday.

The topics will include Russia’s war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and trade policy, Kornelius said.

The date and format of Merz’s visit are the result of weeks of negotiations between the White House and the chancellery. Merz will stay overnight in Blair House, the president’s guest house. On Thursday after a joint lunch, the two leaders

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