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Armin Laschet in his office in Duesseldorf, Germany, on June 17.
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Armin Laschet, the head of Angela Merkel’s party, welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe, saying the world’s problems can only be solved with a multilateral approach.
Laschet, who is bidding to succeed Merkel after September’s elections, echoed the chancellor’s broad line, saying that Germany needed to pursue its interests through the European Union and international institutions, rejecting a national approach.