Thomas Steg Quotes (23 Quotes)

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

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.

That is a very good outcome to the negotiations.

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

This is a humanitarian signal and we welcome it.

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

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.

The coalition agreement is perfectly clear about this point.

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

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

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

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.

It is another step in the wrong direction by Iran.

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

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.

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

This is certainly not traditional British courtesy.

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

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.

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

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

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.