Thomas Steg
Thomas Steg
decision management possible steered
A possible tie-up between EADS and Thales...would be a decision for the management of the respective companies, not one which would be steered by politicians.
absolutely closing
Closing of embassies is absolutely out of the question.
contacts contribute existing
We have to use existing contacts to contribute to de-escalation.
further step wrong
We can only say that this is a further step in the wrong direction.
aiming believe britain convinced diplomatic direct divert france german germany government identical iran issue link realize reason remarks talking views
We realize that some have been interpreting Chirac's remarks as having a direct link to Iran. The German government doesn't see this link. We're convinced that France, Britain and Germany have identical views on how the Iran issue should be resolved, and we're talking about a diplomatic solution. We have no reason to believe that France is aiming to divert from this co-coordinated policy.
concerned deeply reports start successful supposedly
We are deeply concerned about these reports about the supposedly successful start of enrichment activities.
concerned hands highly remain
We remain highly concerned about those still in the hands of the hostage-takers,
challenge extremism recognize special
We recognize we have a special challenge posed by right-wing extremism and that we have to give an appropriate answer.
carried deal elections evidence fair free great
There is a great deal of evidence that these elections were not carried out in a free and fair manner.
accord agreed britain close doubt france germany position supports
There is no doubt that France supports an agreed position on close accord with Britain and Germany in the EU-3 group.
believe came expressed information renewed request secret side sketch study whether
We have renewed our request to the American side and expressed the wish: if you can, give us the information whether such a secret study exists, is there a study with sketches, where do you believe such a sketch came from?
extent government informed rules
We have rules on the extent to which the government would have to be informed and consulted.
democratic further powers support
We will give further support to the democratic powers in the opposition.
less pay
We will have to pay less than we had expected, but we will pay more than in the past.