Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischeris a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and as Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. Fischer has been a leading figure in the West German Greens since the 1970s, and according to opinion polls, he was the most popular politician in Germany for most of the government's duration. Following the September 2005 election, in which the Schröder government was defeated, he left...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 April 1948
CountryGermany
That's what we are trying to do within the context of the international community.
It is not only because of the incidents with the Swiss, Swedish, and Spanish embassies. There is an urgent need for discussions,
It is a very dangerous situation, but at the same time a situation where we have to try to find the way to peace,
It is a tragic, tragic situation, for the father and the whole family,
It is deeply regrettable ... that these strikes could not be avoided,
Me? Joining a coalition under Merkel? Look, Merkel will not be chancellor.
I think Iran should really bear in mind that this step is a step in the wrong direction, ... We are trying to prevent a negative trend with fatal consequences.
Why should we now halt the inspections? On the contrary, the inspectors must be given the time they need to successfully complete their tasks.
To those who say the results of this election are already definite, I say: Look at the number of undecided,
We shouldn't act in way that, at the end, terrorist groups will be strengthened and not weakened, because they want to drive us into a war of the civilizations, ... We should react in a wise way based on a multilateral approach and based on the coalition in the war against terror.
We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!
We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops.
There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.
We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework.