Olaf Scholz came at the worst possible time for his appearance in New York. Hardly anyone listens to his commitment to a cooperative foreign policy late in the evening. And the German also has to transfer a good American friend.
If Olaf Scholz still had the slightest hope of meeting Joe Biden in New York on Tuesday evening, it vanished on Tuesday morning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the United Nations General Assembly. And talks and talks. 15 minutes are allotted for a performance. Erdogan allows himself almost 35.
The red light on the lectern flashes, but the regulations do not allow for the president to be cut off. The conference chairman listens reverently – and the date for the German Chancellor’s appearance is pushed further back minute by minute.