Martin Jaeger Quotes (10 Quotes)

The German government is working on getting the hostage out of danger. Our priority is to protect the life and integrity of the victim.

We regard the recent announcement by Iran of its intention to resume research and development activities with concern. We would encourage Iran to abstain from unilateral steps.

We appeal with great earnestness for the leadership of Iran to again give us such a signal.

How the international community will deal with this issue will come up at one of the upcoming sessions of the NSG ... which will then take a position on it.

There is nothing to repair, as some people insinuate, but rather we would like to intensify some things.

The foreign office is in contact with all the relevant authorities and is trying to find out where this family could be. We will make every effort to bring this family to safety as quickly as possible.

The goal of the meeting is to reach a common position that will be expressed in a text of a 'presidential statement' of the U.N. Security Council drafted by the participants.

For now, we want to consult with our partners above all, to bring on board those who of course will be indispensable partners in Vienna at the IAEA and later in New York.

The life and physical integrity of the hostages has absolute priority. We hope that by tomorrow (Saturday) a solution will have been found.

I can say again in all clarity for the (German) government that we are counting on diplomatic means in dealing with Iran.