Reference News Network reported on May 8th according to AFP's report on May 7th that US Vice President Vance adopted a more conciliatory tone to Europeans on the 7th. He said that the United States and Europe are on "the same team".

It was reported that Vance claimed at a discussion session held in Washington under the framework of the Munich Security Conference, "I still firmly believe that the United States and Europe are always on the same team."

He said, "I have always believed that this alliance is crucial, but to make it play a truly important role, for us to become true friends with each other - I am convinced that we are already true friends - we must face those major issues."

Vance's speech in Munich in February stunned Germany and even the whole of Europe - at that time he not only claimed that freedom of speech in Europe was "regressing", but also openly agreed with the views of populist political parties including the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

President Trump and his administration members have repeatedly accused European countries of "enjoying" the American security umbrella while urging Europe to take up its due responsibilities in the field of defense.

However, the attitude of this US vice president was significantly softened on the 7th, considering the idea of creating a rift between the United States and Europe to be "absurd".

He said, "It's not that Europe is bad or America is good. I think both Europe and America are slightly lost, and I encourage all of us to get back on track."

It was reported that Vance also said on the same day that the negotiations between the United States and Iran over the Iranian nuclear issue were on "the right track". He emphasized that Tehran can have civilian nuclear energy, but cannot have nuclear weapons.

He said, "We don't care if people want nuclear energy. We agree with this, but you cannot have uranium enrichment plans that enable you to obtain nuclear weapons; this is our bottom line."

Vance also said, "I won't make predictions about the (US-Iran nuclear) negotiations. I want to say that so far, everything has been going smoothly." Vance believed that reaching an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue could allow "Iran to rejoin the world economy." (Translated by Wang Zhongju and Liu Zhuo)

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