Thomas Steg
Thomas Steg
along continued cooperation fund monetary
Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund is to be continued along with the pro-European course.
media net position report scope
The scope of the media report is about right. The net contributor position will actually change.
kidnapping motive totally
The motive for this kidnapping is totally open.
chancellor figure issue russian
This issue will figure prominently in upcoming discussions, not least between the chancellor and the Russian president.
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.
extent government informed rules
We have rules on the extent to which the government would have to be informed and consulted.
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?
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.
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.
absolutely closing
Closing of embassies is absolutely out of the question.
baghdad basis city concept defense develop honestly million whether
I honestly don't know whether a city of 4 million such as Baghdad could develop a defense concept on the basis of such a sketch.
council framework germany permanent ready seat security un within
Germany is still ready to take over a permanent seat in the (UN) Security Council within the framework of UN reforms.
good outcome
That is a very good outcome to the negotiations.