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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These challenges can only be mastered together. With great expectation, I see our continued cooperation on the basis of the close friendship between Germany and the United States.
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(The United States) and Russia have a joint responsibility to continue nuclear disarmament and we must fight against a new arms race. And we find that the president's suggestions really should be considered and they should be considered by NATO and Russia and also in the U.S.,
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First of all, the United States has made a request to the International Energy Agency to release parts of the international reserves into the market, ... Certainly, we will support the American request.
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Perhaps against that background, it is easier for us to understand exactly what it is the French and the Germans, in their hope and their expectation, what has united us in attempting to achieve the disarmament of Iraq by peaceful means,
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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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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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Up to the last minute, together with a majority in the Security Council, with France, Russia and China, but also with states such as Mexico and Chile, we pursued all efforts within the framework of the United Nations to solve the conflict by peaceful means,
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This crime deeply shocked all of Germany and united it in sadness and sympathy,
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This country (the United States) is for the first time internally affected by war -- that is what one has to call it, I think. It is physically...and psychologically deeply wounded and the American government will have to act.
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There is fear in Europe that the administration will pay no attention to the aims defined in Kyoto, ... It is important that the United States accept its responsibility for the world climate. They are the biggest economy in the world and the heaviest energy consumers. This is one of those issues where one can say from a basis of real friendship: 'Dear friends, we are of the opinion that if you abandon Kyoto, you are in the wrong.'
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His commitment to overcoming the East-West conflict and his vision of a free and united Europe helped pave the way for those developments that ultimately enabled Germany also to regain its unity,
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Germany and France are united in their horror over the accident.
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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,