Angela Merkel optimistic about NATO summit

“The talks we have with the Turkish president show there are always good meetings where we can address these issues,” said Merkel after meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayip Erdogan, that of France Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Reuters reports.

With all the differences between the member states we need to talk about, we need to talk about NATO's future and our common strategic interests. I go to a relatively optimistic meeting, “the Chancellor added.