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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We have a common interest to bring the military operation to a speedy and successful conclusion. I am certain that this success is not only necessary, but achievable.
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I am certain that Turkey will continue along the path of reforms, ... It is not right to distance ourselves from this now.
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Certainly no one wants to hide that we have had different opinions ... But that is the past. Now our joint objective is that we come to a stable, democratic Iraq.
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I see a military option a high-grade danger, ... Therefore I can certainly rule out that a German government under my leadership would take part in one.
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He did certain things in his youth that were not OK and which he has explained,
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Things are now going well (in the talks), ... I'm certain that Frau Merkel will be elected as chancellor on November 22 by the parliament.
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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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There is no reason whatsoever for a party like the SPD to relinquish any of its claims as long as it's not clear if the two parties want to negotiate with each other,
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This shows that we are well-advised to work with Russia as a partner to combating worldwide threats.
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We always said that the regime of Saddam Hussein does not correspondent to democracy and human rights... but you cannot solve such problems with military means.
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Without the democratization of Yugoslavia, there will be no Western support for reconstruction,
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This will be a co-operation built on a common foundation. It will be fair, ... We have hard times in front of us and we're going to make it together.
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This will be a cooperation built on a common foundation. It will be fair,
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This requires a government that makes this its priority and I am very sure that such a government will emerge in the form of a grand coalition.