Merkel Sends Team to U.S. to Discuss Nord Stream, Funke Says

  • German trip happens days before Biden’s first Europe visit
  • Delegation also seeks to address other economic tensions
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is sending a high-ranking negotiating team to Washington this week to discuss the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Funke media group reported.

The delegation, led by the chancellor’s foreign policy adviser, Jan Hecker, and her chief economic adviser, Lars-Hendrik Roeller, will meet with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Trade Representative Katherine Tai, according to the report.