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Merz to Hold Economic, Security Talks Across Asia

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC · How we work

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Japan, Singapore and South Korea for economic and security talks.
In Singapore on Tuesday, he meets the prime minister and president and delivers a speech.
In Seoul he meets South Korea’s president and opens the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference.
Meyer said the three nations’ innovative power drives deeper AI collaboration.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Japan, Singapore and South Korea for economic and security talks.
In Singapore on Tuesday, he meets the prime minister and president and delivers a speech.
In Seoul he meets South Korea’s president and opens the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference.
Meyer said the three nations’ innovative power drives deeper AI collaboration.