Federal Minister for economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier, ignored the Letter from the U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell. “I don’t need to respond to every letter that is already public, before he has reached me at all,” said Altmaier in an Interview with the service “daily mirror Background”. Grenell had threatened with restrictions in the exchange of intelligence information, in case of Germany participating in the Chinese group Huawei in the construction of a 5G mobile network.
“My American colleagues all know how you can reach me and if conversations are required, we look forward to,” said Altmaier. “In addition, we have the right to define our security interests.”
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Also painted in the dispute over the supply of gas to the economy Minister, distanced himself from the Nato-partners. “We want to be neither of Russia nor in the future of the U.S. depends,” said Altmaier, with a view to liquefied petroleum gas transportation, and the Pipeline Nord Stream 2.
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