Berlin, January 08, 2020, SPA -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed this evening, in a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, the situation in the Middle East. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said that during the contact, views were exchanged between the two sides on the situation in the region and efforts to reduce tension, and the two sides agreed to continue their contacts. --SPA 00:52 LOCAL TIME 21:52 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w1242368