Frankfurt (Germany), Apr. 17 (LaPresse) – “Close and constructive transatlantic cooperation remains essential to ensuring lasting security and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.” This is what the German Foreign Ministry told LaPresse regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni—which followed criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the German government’s position on the war in Iran—and regarding relations between the United States and NATO. The ministry emphasizes that “Germany continues to attach the utmost importance to transatlantic relations and is working together with partners in the EU and NATO to further develop them, with the aim of consistently defining common interests and achieving shared goals.” For the German Foreign Ministry, “this includes, particularly with regard to security cooperation, Europe assuming greater responsibility, as decided at the 2025 NATO summit and now being implemented.”