Germany's Reply to US Security Strategy: “We do not believe that anyone should give us advice”

Germany does not need “advice from outside”, the head of diplomacy in Berlin said on Friday, in response to Donald Trump's national security strategy, which predicts a “civilizational disappearance” of Europe and attacks the values ​​of the old continent, naming Germany as an example of vulnerability, reports AFP, taken by News.ro.

The Trump administration on Friday published the National Security Strategy, a document with a strong nationalist character, which anticipates the “disappearance of civilization” in Europe and promotes measures against “mass migrations” as well as “American supremacy” in Latin America.

“Subjects such as freedom of expression or the organization of our free societies” cannot be discussed by Washington, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said at a press conference in Berlin alongside his Icelandic counterpart.

“We also do not feel that anyone should be giving us advice on this, as this is organized by our constitutional order,” added the Conservative minister.

“The United States is and will remain our most important ally within the alliance (NATO)”, added Johann Wadephul, but this alliance is “focused on defense and security issues”, he pointed out.

In the White House document, the American president vehemently attacks the Europeans and openly supports the opponents of the values ​​promoted by the European Union, especially in terms of immigration. “If current trends continue, the (European) continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less,” the document reads.

Germany attaches “great importance” to the presence of the free press on its territory, Wadephul pointed out, referring to another recent subject of dispute with Washington. In September, Germany's foreign minister called for a “free, inclusive” press in the United States as the White House looked to cut visas for foreign journalists.