Europe wants to work with the United States and is ready to answer with one voice if Washington does not leave her other choice, imposing duties on steel and aluminum, German Chancellor Allf Soltz said today.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Industrial Trade Exhibition of Hannover, where Canada is honored this year, Salts also stressed that Canada is an independent country.

US President Donald Trump has talked about the annexation of Canada and calls this country “51st US State”.

“We’re on your side!” Saltz said, adding: “Canada does not belong to anyone else. Canada is a proud, independent nation. “

Referring to Trump’s plans to impose duties, Saltz said that his response to policies “first my country” is more free trade, more competitiveness and more technological domination. He argued that Europe is not naive, nor weak, reminding that trade wars are harmful to all sides.

“So I say in the United States: Europe remains the goal of Europe. But if the US does not leave us any other choice, as with the steel and aluminum duties, we as a European Union will react single.