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? |
We have rules on the extent to which the government would have to be informed and consulted. |
We have to use existing contacts to contribute to de-escalation. |
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 recognize we have a special challenge posed by right-wing extremism and that we have to give an appropriate answer. |
We remain highly concerned about those still in the hands of the hostage-takers, |
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. |