国际英语资讯:German ambassador to U.S. downplays Trump-Merkel tensions
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="downplayed">downplayed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>."</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Wittig">Wittig</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="MASSIVE">MASSIVE</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="FAR">FAR</span> <span word="LESS">LESS</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> & <span word="military">military</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. "<span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alignment">alignment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bavaria">Bavaria</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> "<span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="over">over</span>," <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Sigmar">Sigmar</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="short">short</span> <span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="weakening">weakening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>."</p>
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