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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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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Saddam Hussein had to know that the international community could not tolerate his behavior.... There is no question whatsoever about our solidarity with the international community, and with our alliance partners the United States and Great Britain,
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Neither economically nor politically can we afford a new round of the arms race, ... No one can dispute the Americans' right to develop what they believe is right for national defense. On the other hand, we are partners in a common alliance.
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It is likely that the European partners and also others will work towards a second decision, and I also think that is sensible,
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In meat production everyone has to be able to trace where the product comes from. The marketing chain has to be made transparent,
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that is sensible for the economy as a whole.
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That is not going to change, ... the trend is upward.
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I want to speak to as many people as possible,
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the need to put past differences behind us and focus on the people of that country.
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I'm in favor of the two main parties coming together.
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I'm proud of the people of our country who weren't shaken by the media's manipulation and the media power,
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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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Nothing has been decided yet. The election will also be decided in the final days,