Thomas Steg Quotations

We remain highly concerned about those still in the hands of the hostage-takers,

We have rules on the extent to which the government would have to be informed and consulted.

We have renewed our request to the American side and expressed the wish: if you can, give us the information whether such a secret study exists, is there a study with sketches, where do you believe such a sketch came from?

There is no doubt that France supports an agreed position on close accord with Britain and Germany in the EU-3 group.

So far, the Pentagon in Washington has said 'we cannot understand this.' We cannot understand this either, but we have reiterated our wish to the American authorities.

She decided very quickly after she learned of the publication that she does not intend to take legal steps.

She made a very decided and very swift decision after publication of the photos not to take legal steps.

I don't know the classified version. I only know the public version, so I'm not able to give any comment.

There is a great deal of evidence that these elections were not carried out in a free and fair manner.

It is another step in the wrong direction by Iran.

We can only say that this is a further step in the wrong direction.

We realize that some have been interpreting Chirac's remarks as having a direct link to Iran. The German government doesn't see this link. We're convinced that France, Britain and Germany have identical views on how the Iran issue should be resolved, and we're talking about a diplomatic solution. We have no reason to believe that France is aiming to divert from this co-coordinated policy.

We have to use existing contacts to contribute to de-escalation.

We are deeply concerned about these reports about the supposedly successful start of enrichment activities.

We recognize we have a special challenge posed by right-wing extremism and that we have to give an appropriate answer.

We will give further support to the democratic powers in the opposition.

We will have to pay less than we had expected, but we will pay more than in the past.

We expect both Russia and Ukraine to fulfil their obligations in terms of delivering and transporting gas in full.

Cooperation with the International Monetary Fund is to be continued along with the pro-European course.

There's no question that everyone is extremely worried over the success of the far-right parties,

The scope of the media report is about right. The net contributor position will actually change.

The summit succeeded last week in demonstrating that the EU is capable of action. Germany played a crucial mediating role without sacrificing national interests. We have made clear we see this as a huge success.

Russia and Ukraine should as quickly as possible find a sustainable compromise which does not affect gas deliveries to Europe.

The motive for this kidnapping is totally open.

A possible tie-up between EADS and Thales...would be a decision for the management of the respective companies, not one which would be steered by politicians.

This issue will figure prominently in upcoming discussions, not least between the chancellor and the Russian president.

That is a very good outcome to the negotiations.

I honestly don't know whether a city of 4 million such as Baghdad could develop a defense concept on the basis of such a sketch.

Closing of embassies is absolutely out of the question.

Germany is still ready to take over a permanent seat in the (UN) Security Council within the framework of UN reforms.

This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it.

The energy partnership with Russia, including a trouble-free supply with gas, remains a strategic pillar of German-Russian relations. This issue will certainly be a topic...in the talks.

The German government expects from Russia and Ukraine that the bilateral negotiations between the two countries about gas deliveries to Ukraine should not lead to the curtailing of gas provisions in Europe.

The (French) president reiterated in that speech that the stated French nuclear doctrine has not changed in the respect that France does not regard nuclear arms as an instrument of warfare.

The fundamentals of German policy on the Middle East remain firm.

The coalition agreement is perfectly clear about this point.