Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder; born 7 April 1944) is a German politician, and served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. As a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor he served as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. Following the 2005 federal election, which his party lost, after three weeks of negotiations he stood...
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The importance of these debates will not be the same as in America.
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The dividend of peace must not just be theoretical but also a tangible reward for people around the world.
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and Merkel, who, for electoral reasons, has never shown any consideration for trade unions, is all the more certain to do likewise.
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An agreement under the British presidency would be an important signal, and I am sure that Tony Blair is fully aware of the high expectations people have in him,
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and especially that I got dinner last night.
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The Japanese people have decided in favor of continuing your reform policies, ... we repeatedly established how the similar the challenges are that both our countries face.
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I hope that you and your government will manage to pursue and complete the peace process on the foundation of what has already been achieved,
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I hope we will soon have an opportunity to continue our exchange of thoughts,
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I made clear I cannot accept the precondition that we must cease military activities first and then start negotiating. I'm sure the NATO partners see it the same way,
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Ratification must continue. We must decide what to do at the end of that process,
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The terrible pictures are gradually showing us the extent of the devastation caused by the hurricane,
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Without the democratization of Yugoslavia, there will be no Western support for reconstruction,