Tatyana Firsova. The US remains an important partner of Germany, said on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking with a welcoming speech in the commune KRUN before the summit "the big seven" in Bavaria.

for the last time the media reported that the relationship of both countries has come some tension because of the scandal with the secret service.

"The USA is our friend and partner, we work closely and we have a mutual interest, about it says how many people here," said Merkel. Before in KRUN came the head of the USA Barack Obama, he will participate in the G7 summit, which begins on Sunday.

Merkel recalled that this year, Germany has emphasized the 25th anniversary of German unity. She thanked US for participating in this process. Shortly before the summit of the newspaper even wrote that because of the "spy scandal" Obama may not attend the summit.

in the Bavarian castle ELMAU, which is located near Kiruna, June 7-8 will meet the leaders of the countries "big seven" - Germany, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the UK. Russia, which was adopted in "seven" in 1998, with 2014 in fact excluded from participation in the meetings of the group because of the events in Ukraine.

in mid-April in Germany started another spy scandal, when several German media said that the NSA used the technical capabilities of the Federal intelligence service (BND) of Germany for spying for politicians from France and Austria, as well as for major European corporations. The parliamentary Commission of inquiry activities of the BND had asked the German government with the requirement to submit a full list of objects for spying, filed by Americans. The narrative is about 400 thousand rooms, and among them numbers of European firms, agencies, departments, ministries and politicians.


in mid-April, a number of German media said that the state security organization, the U.S. used the technical capabilities of the Federal intelligence service of Germany for spying for politicians from France and Austria, as well as for major European corporations.

The social democratic party of Germany demanded that Chancellor Angela Merkel until June 8 to submit a full list of objects for spying, filed by Americans. The story is about almost 400 thousand rooms, and among them are owned by European companies, public institutions, ministries and politicians. Details -

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