Thomas Steg
Thomas Steg
arms changed doctrine france french instrument nuclear president regard respect speech stated
The (French) president reiterated in that speech that the stated French nuclear doctrine has not changed in the respect that France does not regard nuclear arms as an instrument of warfare.
east german middle policy remain
The fundamentals of German policy on the Middle East remain firm.
agreement clear coalition perfectly
The coalition agreement is perfectly clear about this point.
signal welcome
This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it.
certainly energy including issue pillar remains strategic supply
The energy partnership with Russia, including a trouble-free supply with gas, remains a strategic pillar of German-Russian relations. This issue will certainly be a topic...in the talks.
countries expects gas german government lead provisions russia ukraine
The German government expects from Russia and Ukraine that the bilateral negotiations between the two countries about gas deliveries to Ukraine should not lead to the curtailing of gas provisions in Europe.
cannot understand washington wish
So far, the Pentagon in Washington has said 'we cannot understand this.' We cannot understand this either, but we have reiterated our wish to the American authorities.
both delivering expect fulfil gas russia terms ukraine
We expect both Russia and Ukraine to fulfil their obligations in terms of delivering and transporting gas in full.