"Together we can achieve much more than against each other," added the centre-left leader of Europe's biggest economy. "Both sides benefit from the trans-Atlantic partnership," Scholz said in a statement to media.
In an earlier message he posted on X, the chancellor said that "Germany and the USA have long been working together successfully to promote prosperity and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue to do so for the benefit of our citizens."
The messages amounted to a pledge for a fresh start after Trump's last term in the White House, when he berated the NATO ally on what he deemed insufficient defence spending as well as on trade and other issues.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also congratulated Trump and pledged that Berlin stood ready to remain "a close and reliable ally" to Washington.
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