Angela Merkel

Minister for Women and Youth (1991-94). Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (1994-98). Leader of the opposition (1998-2005). Chancellor of Germany (since 2005).

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Joint Statement by France, Germany and UK dealing with Iran

by Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy

23 January 2012
Joint Statement
Today, the EU agreed an unprecedented package of sanctions on Iran, including a full ban on Iranian oil exports.
Our message is clear. We have no quarrel with the Iranian people. But the Iranian leadership has failed to restore international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme. We will not accept Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran has so far had no regard for its international obligations and is already exporting and threatening (...)

Egypt: Joint statement by Heads of State and Government of France, UK, Germany, Italy and Spain

by Angela Merkel, David Cameron, José Luis R. Zapatero, Nicolas Sarkozy, Silvio Berlusconi

3 February 2011
We are watching with utmost concern the deteriorating situation in Egypt. The Egyptian people must be able to exercise freely their right to peaceful assembly, and enjoy the full protection of the security forces. Attacks against journalists are completely unacceptable.
We condemn all those who use or encourage violence, which will only aggravate the political crisis in Egypt. Only a quick and orderly transition to a broad-based Government will make it possible to overcome the challenges (...)

Second German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations

Press conference with Bemjamin Netanyahu and Angela Merkel

by Angela Merkel, Benjamin Netanyahu

Berlin (Germany) | 18 January 2010
CHANCELLOR MERKEL [German]: Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy that the Israeli Prime Minister and large sections of his Cabinet have paid us a visit here in Berlin today, to mark the second German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations. The first time, we were hosted in Jerusalem. This time, we are the hosts in Berlin, and we are very pleased that we were able to enter into intensive consultations.
These German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations, or Israeli-German - whichever way you (...)

“Would-be German chancellor promises to fight anti-Semitism”

by Angela Merkel

3 October 2005
For us, relations with Israel are a valuable treasure that must be preserved. We should remember its history and the responsibility it entails. We must adopt a clear position in favour of the close ties with the Jewish community in Germany and, of course, with Israel. Our relations must be intense. I have only granted two interviews to the foreign media, one to the New-Yorker and another to Ha’aretz. I would have loved to visit Israel but the campaign was anticipated and I had no time to do (...)