Although he knows better, ... he is acting as if the problem is not in Tehran, but in Washington.

If we trust Turkey to make further progress, we should trust Croatia too, ... It's in Europe's best interest to start negotiations with Croatia immediately.

The federal chancellor is giving Tehran the disastrous impression that the world community is no longer united, ... He is thereby accepting the growing danger of an Iranian nuclear bomb.

It is the world that has changed, ... The fundamentals are more or less the same. Germany's interests and foreign policy are anchored on a European position and a trans-Atlantic partnership, both going hand in hand and not in competition with each other.

this triangular relationship involving Berlin, Paris and Moscow was a dangerous development. It was very dangerous for the small countries in Europe because they perceived it as an axis and you can understand why. We want good relations with Russia but we do not want those relations to be misunderstood.

The decision over the pipeline has been made,

It is actually a new chapter in expansion negotiations,