US election: Germany wants ‘new deal’ after vote
08 November 2020 |
6:56 pm
Berlin will seek a diplomatic "new deal" with Washington after the US elections, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said. Multilateralism, not nationalism, is need in trans-Atlantic relations, he added.
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