Merkel and Obama bury hatchet on US spying

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama were poised to mend ties with Mrs. Merkel visiting Washington for the first time after the exposure of her phone being tapped and millions of Germans spied upon by the National Security Agency (NSA).

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Obama invites Merkel to Washington after NSA surveillance row http://www.europeansources.info/record/obama-invites-merkel-to-washington-after-nsa-surveillance-row/

Deutsche Welle, 02.05.14: Merkel begins highly-anticipated visit to Washington http://dw.de/p/1BsD9

The Guardian, 01.05.14: Germany blocks Edward Snowden from testifying in person in NSA inquiry http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/01/germany-edward-snowden-nsa-inquiry

Deutsche Welle, 02.05.14: 'Punishment of Putin is not the main goal' http://dw.de/p/1BsCW

Handelsblatt, 02.05.14: Obama and Merkel must display unity (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE142715-Obama-and-Merkel-must-display-unity

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