US Under Secretary To Discuss Issues Related To Russia, Iran During Friday Visit To Berlin

US Under Secretary to Discuss Issues Related to Russia, Iran During Friday Visit to Berlin

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale will visit the German city of Berlin on Friday to discuss issues related to Russia, Ukraine and Iran, the US State Department said

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th January, 2019) US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale will visit the German city of Berlin on Friday to discuss issues related to Russia, Ukraine and Iran, the US State Department said.

"Under Secretary Hale will reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-German relationship with senior German officials and discuss a range of issues including Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, energy security, Iran's malign influence throughout Europe and the middle East, and the need to promote peace and stability in the Western Balkans," the department said in a Tuesday statement.

The trip is part of Hale's diplomatic tour, which will start with a meeting with EU political directors in the Romanian city of Cluj later on Wednesday.

According to the statement, "the Under Secretary will also meet with senior Romanian officials in Bucharest to discuss ways to deepen transatlantic cooperation, balance U.S.-EU trade, and safeguard European energy security during Romania's presidency of the Council of the European Union."

The tour will culminate in Beirut on January 13-14. Hale is expected to reiterate US "strong" support for the Lebanese state and "the need for all Lebanese actors to uphold Lebanon's policy of disassociation from regional conflicts and avoid escalating tensions along the Blue Line boundary with Israel," the State Department added.