During his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was photographed in the process of editing a brief note about her interlocutor. A cheat sheet that did not really make the Australian press laugh.
What's his name, already? While Angela Merkel's face-to-face meeting with Australia's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to begin in the G20, the German Chancellor has been photographed reviewing the biography of the G20 interlocutor of the moment. The photo quickly went around social networks.
This note, prepared by his advisers, even included the photo of Scott Morrison, notes the BBC, explaining that "the scene seemed a little strange" . To cut short the controversy, the Australian government assured that "this incident was not at all embarrassing for both countries" .
Six prime ministers since 2005
An opinion that is not quite the taste of the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, which quips: "Who is this gentleman? Australians can probably understand the embarrassing situation Angela Merkel is in . " The daily recalls that many Australians probably do not know their new Prime Minister, in office since August, following the eviction of his predecessor, Malcolm Turnbull, by rivals within his own party.
Since Angela Merkel came to power in 2005, Australia has had no less than six heads of government. Scott Morrison is the fifth she meets - we can understand that it mixes a little brushes.