“They would certainly not disappear (if Biden were president),” Peter Beyer said in comments published on Tuesday by the Stuttgarter Nachrichten and Stuttgarter Zeitung newspapers.

The lawmaker explicitly referred to the differences the countries have had over the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, saying that the highly critical attitude towards the Nord Stream project was widely supported in both chambers of Congress and largely united the two parties.

He also said that the issues over defence spending by NATO partners would not disappear.

“It would also be discussed under a Biden presidency – probably in a less aggressive form, and there would be greater recognition of what has already been achieved,” the transatlantic coordinator said.

Beyer warned against confidently expecting Biden to win the election. “It is far too early to believe that the race is over for Biden,” he said.

Biden is scheduled to be officially named presidential candidate at this week’s largely-online Democratic convention. He is scheduled to give his nomination speech on Thursday.