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Berlin, Jan 19 (EFE).- Germany’s newly sworn-in defense minister, Boris Pistorius, held talks on Thursday with his French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, about the ongoing war in Ukraine and cooperation on security policy. Pistorius held his first meeting as Germany’s defense minister soon after he had been sworn into his new role by president Frank-Walter Steinmeier …
The meeting was the duo's last in this format as Merkel is set to leave office in September. The two discussed topics ranging from the economic impact of COVID-19 to foreign policy but say their work is far from over.