(31 May 2019) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held brief talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday, who had just returned from a visit to the United States that didn't include talks with US federal officials.
In a speech that echoed her past criticisms of US President Donald Trump without directly naming him, Merkel told Harvard University graduates on Thursday that they should "tear down walls of ignorance" and reject isolationism as they tackle global problems.
Merkel said before meeting Pompeo Friday that the two would discuss issues, including how to prevent Iran getting nuclear weapons and "also how we prevent other aggressive actions by Iran".
She stressed the importance of decades-long friendship between Germany and the United States - echoed by Pompeo, who said that "Germany is a great, important partner and ally of the United States."
They took no questions.
Pompeo, making his first visit to Germany as secretary of state, met German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas before his meeting with the chancellor.
Pompeo was continuing from Berlin to Switzerland, which has long represented Washington's interests in Tehran and has in the past been an intermediary between the two.
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