Berlin, 26 May 2025 (dpa/MIA) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is to travel to the United States on Tuesday for an inaugural visit.

Wadephul was invited by his counterpart Marco Rubio for a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the Foreign Office said in Berlin on Monday.

The topics to be discussed are US-German relations, further support for Ukraine, trans-Atlantic security and defence policy, and the situation in the Middle East.

Trade relations between the US and the European Union are also on the agenda amid a smouldering conflict over the high tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said that the two sides would discuss all major international challenges and crises in order to find joint solutions. She called the US Germany's closest partner outside the EU.

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