Friedrich Mertz said that he would not shy away from a possible meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, and is even ready to "talk".
"In politics you also have to talk to people who have a completely different opinion than yours," said the German chancellor in an interview with the Westfalenpost newspaper.
The G20 summit will be held on December 14-15 in the American city of Miami (Florida). Earlier, the Russian President's press minister Dmitry Peskov said that it is too early to talk about Vladimir Putin's possible trip to the G20 summit in Miami.