Ulrich Wilhelm
Ulrich Wilhelm
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She personally does not think much of the idea of keeping Iran out of the games.
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The early visit of the chancellor is in keeping with Germany's special relationship with Israel and the importance she attributes to positive developments in the Middle East.
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The supply of gas without disruption is a key part of the relations between Germany and both countries.
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The... allegations are wrong in all their details. The (Federal Intelligence Service) BND, and with it the German government, were unaware of such a plan until now.
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I can only comment on the content of the Times article.
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Based on the assessment of Germany and European Union observers, elections in the autonomous Palestinian areas were basically held in a free and fair manner.
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The New York Times allegations are wrong in all their details. The claim that the two BND officers had acquired Saddam Hussein's plan to defend the Iraqi capital and handed it to the U.S.A. one month before the war's outbreak, as is stated in the New York Times, is false.
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This account is wrong. The Federal Intelligence Service and, therefore, also the government, had until now no knowledge of such a plan.
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I don't see any dissent within the government.
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The German government will then decide what it will do.
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The claim that the two BND officers had acquired Saddam Hussein's plan to defend the Iraqi capital and handed it to the U.S.A. one month before the war's outbreak, as is stated in The New York Times, is false. The BND, and with it the German government, were unaware of such a plan until now.
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The comments that have come from various parties over the last few days naturally do not serve to build up good energy relations. Threats from all sides do not help.
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The (EU) member states agreed in March at the European summit in Brussels that this should be part of our foreign policy and (EU foreign policy chief Javier) Solana was asked to prepare a concept for this.
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These are difficult decisions and we have a duty to explain them.