The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Berlin - Germany welcomed Wednesday a proposal by Egypt's President Hosny Mubarak for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, to be followed by meetings to end the blockade of Gaza. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Germany is to hold the general election on September 27 this year, German President Horst Koehler said here on Tuesday. "The election for the 17th Bundestag will take place on Sept. 27," Koehler announced in a statement. Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier are to compete for the next chancellory during the election. Latest survey shows that...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... by Islamists of Hezbollah along Lebanon's coast. Welcoming the Mubarak plan, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement, "One must now seek an exit from the violence as soon as possible on this basis."He also welcomed Israel's announcement that it would allow a humanitarian corridor for aid to enter the Gaza Strip. Steinmeier called for the corridor...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his concern Sunday at the escalation in fighting triggered by Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The latest military action has sent hopes of an early cessation of hostilit...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to take place on January 16. Putin is also scheduled to meet Merkel's deputy, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and pay a visit to the International Green Week agricultural fair that opens in the German capital next week. Putin, who has been prime minister since May 2008, might also pay a visit to the east German city of Dresden, where he served as a Soviet KGB officer...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his concern Sunday at the escalation in fighting triggered by Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The latest military action has sent hopes of an early cessation of hostilit...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and the French and German foreign ministers Bernard Kouchner and Frank Walter-Steinmeier. Rice cancelled a trip to China to handle the crisis in the Middle East. Israel launched its massive air assault on December 27, and began a ground invasion on Saturday. McCormack again urged Israel to take steps to avoid civilian casualties. "Every sovereign...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier conferred with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal on Friday in the latest round of telephone diplomacy aimed at halting the fighting in the Gaza strip. A foreign ministry spokesman in ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier phoned Moscow and Kiev on Thursday to appeal to both to end a dispute over gas payments that has led to a cut-off in Russian gas supplies to Ukraine. A spokeswoman in Berlin said Steinmeier cal...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier phoned Moscow and Kiev on Thursday to appeal to both to end a dispute over gas payments that has led to a cut-off in Russian gas supplies to Uk...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed on Thursday to Israel to respond constructively to Arab League efforts for a halt in the fighting in the Gaza Strip. He telephoned Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to voice his ...
