For that we require a strong chancellor. The foundation stone will be set with the election of Ms. Merkel.

Everybody has their own way, ... But if I would behave like that is another question.

Do your country one last service and cleanse it of the suspicion that shady figures influenced German policy for years, ... morally discredited.

We will reach a decision in the NATO council at the latest on Saturday after the sitting of the Security Council which absolutely corresponds to the interests of Turkey,

I would not like to expose our soldiers to more danger by linking these two mandates together.

Our main aim must be, on the one hand to allow inspectors to go in without conditions, and on the other hand to avoid war,

Our relations now, they are a little bit difficult, but they will be repaired,

Our partners will ask themselves: Can we still share intelligence (with Germany) if we have to fear that it will be discussed publicly? The cooperation with foreign intelligence services, a cooperation we need, will suffer.