Germany hints at softer stance on Iraq
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LONDON : German Defence Minister Peter Struck appeared in an interview with Britain&#39;s Financial Times newspaper to soften his country&#39;s stance on Iraq, hinting that Germany might deploy troops if conditions there change.
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Recently the Financial Times broke the story that Germany might join the reconstruction effort in Iraq if John Kerry wins the presidential election.
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Germans on the dole might be forced to  give up anything more than the most modest of cars to help  support themselves if a plan by conservative political leaders  is approved, German media reported on Wednesday.
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Talks next month between President Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will focus on the fight against terrorism and the situation in Iraq, a German government spokesman said on Friday.
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The new Hungarian government will make a decision on the country's continued participation in Iraq after the U.S. elections, Kossuth Radio reported Tuesday.
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Germany will decide on Wednesday whether to deploy ships in the Middle East as part of the UN force in Lebanon after resolving a standoff with Beirut about the force's mandate, the government said on Tuesday.
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German officials today reaffirmed their policy of not contributing troops to the American-led coalition in Iraq and rejected speculation, prompted by a remark by the
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BERLIN. Defense Minister Peter Struck on Wednesday backed away from comments he made about the possibility of sending German troops to Iraq some day.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi sought to calm European anger on Friday over his description of states that opposed the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as &quot;spectators.
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The Bundestag, or lower chamber of the German parliament, will host a high-level conference on German-Arab relations next month, it was announced Tuesday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the condition of the country's armed forces and hinted at a higher defense budget for the future.
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Germany said Wednesday it could not rule  out sending troops to Iraq, dropping its firm refusal to  consider any deployment to the country whose invasion last year  it staunchly opposed.
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Germany is willing to help Iraq's new government set up ministries and write a new constitution following elections last weekend, German Interior Minister Otto Schily said on Thursday.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Germany would not send combat troops to an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but was contemplating offering help securing the country's coast.
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War is not an option against Iran and no one expects the standoff over Iran's nuclear program to lead to an "Iraq-like confrontation," German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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European papers discuss the situation in Iraq and the historical responsibility of France, Germany and Austria towards peoples wronged.
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German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.