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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That will be the subject of our talks today, and I think that we will have an agreement within a foreseeable time.
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We made clear that we want to create a really substantial new beginning in the relationship between Germany and Iran, ... Of course, we talked about subjects on which we differ, and we made our views clear.
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I expect the German chancellor to personally talk with (United States) president (George W.) Bush and not about him at campaign meetings.
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I expressed some concerns at the European Union yesterday about some of the decisions, such as freedom of the press, that our mutual friend has made, ... And I look forward to talking to him about his decision-making process.
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It's about exploratory talks ? a phase in which we must talk to one another about how one will bring about a stable government, which we need at this time, ... Any form of precondition would, as I see it, be inappropriate.
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We both agreed that we have to talk about the present and the future now.
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We want to send a clear signal that the region can very much rely on the fact that we are not just talking about providing assistance, but that we really want to help, and will help,
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What we hear about the discussions is they are talking about 2 million barrels per day for 30 days,
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Do you really think my party would take up an offer for talks from Frau Merkel?
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Do you honestly believe that my party will enter talks with Mrs. Merkel if she says that she wants to become chancellor?
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My post as chancellor, which I still hold, does not allow me to name that country but you all know that I am talking about America.
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We will never tolerate any splits or divisions in society,
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We are both of the opinion, and the French president said that quite clearly yesterday, that one can never accept it when it is said that war is unavoidable,
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The rules on using official planes were followed, ... That which is of a private nature is between two grown-ups and should not be part of a political debate. Shots are being fired here that are not appropriate.