Trump has accepted Merkel's invitation to attend the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July.
Last year during the G20 Summit held in China Trump reportedly said he would have immediately turned around and flown back to the US after a recent bust-up between officials in China when Air Force One landed with President Obama.
“They won't even give him stairs, proper stairs to get out of the airplane. You see that? They have pictures of other leaders who are … coming down with a beautiful red carpet. And Obama is coming down a metal staircase,”
Apart from accepting the invitation; the two leaders discussed the situation in Middle East, North Africa and Russia
"The president and chancellor also agreed on the NATO alliance's fundamental importance to the broader transatlantic relationship and its role in ensuring the peace and stability of our North Atlantic community," a White House statement said.
"In this vein, the leaders recognised that NATO must be capable of
confronting 21st century threats and that our common defence requires
appropriate investment in military capabilities to ensure all Allies are
contributing their fair share to our collective security."
It said the pair agreed to boost cooperation to fight terror and
violent extremism, as well as to stabilise conflict zones in North
Africa and the Middle East.
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