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...
complete foundation government hope manage peace process pursue
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,
arms careful concerns process renewed stated trigger
I stated my concerns, the concerns being that one must be very careful that any process does not trigger a renewed arms race,
government lead processes reform stable stand
I will not stand in the way of anything that would lead to a continuation of the reform processes that I started, and a stable government in Germany,
believe necessary process
That was a necessary process that I believe in and know to be right.
chain marketing meat production trace
In meat production everyone has to be able to trace where the product comes from. The marketing chain has to be made transparent,
economy sensible
that is sensible for the economy as a whole.
trend
That is not going to change, ... the trend is upward.
people speak
I want to speak to as many people as possible,
behind focus past people
the need to put past differences behind us and focus on the people of that country.
coming favor main parties
I'm in favor of the two main parties coming together.
country media people proud
I'm proud of the people of our country who weren't shaken by the media's manipulation and the media power,
continue exchange hope opportunity soon
I hope we will soon have an opportunity to continue our exchange of thoughts,
accept activities cannot cease clear military nato partners start sure
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,
decided election final
Nothing has been decided yet. The election will also be decided in the final days,