Germany says Syrian foreign minister planning visit
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Germany said Monday that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was planning a visit to Berlin for talks on the fresh drive for a Middle East peace accord and stability in Lebanon.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri will meet French President Jacques Chirac this week ahead of UN chief Kofi Annan's report on Syria's dominant role in Lebanon.
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German Overseas Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul embarked on a three-day visit to Syria Monday to discuss bilateral projects and aid for Iraqi refugees.
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Germany's opposition conservatives have invited the new head of France's ruling center-right party, Nicolas Sarkozy, for talks on strategy for blocking Turkey's EU bid, German media reported Friday.
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Serbia's President Boris Tadic poses with EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana and Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier prior to a meeting in Belgrade.Comment
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WASHINGTON -- A senior State Department official has applied for a visa to travel to Syria to address the problems of Iraqi refugees, further eroding the Bush administration's previous position of not engaging in direct talks with Damascus.
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The Syrian foreign minister declared on Sunday that the U.S.-French cease-fire plan was "a recipe for the continuation of the war" and he warned his armed forces were under orders to respond immediately if Israel attacks.
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Germany's foreign minister on Monday called for a calm debate within the European Union, the NATO alliance and with Russia on U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile shield in Europe.
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace efforts.
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on  Wednesday he planned to hold talks with Western officials in  Germany, in the first such contacts since the United Nations  imposed sanctions on Iran in December.
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Germany and France have issued a joint call to Syria to &quot;stop supporting forces that seek to destabilise Lebanon and the region&quot;.
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German Chancellor SchrÃ¶der will travel to Afghanistan next week despite a rocket attack near the German embassy in Kabul. The attack came a day before the country&#39;s first free presidential elections.
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Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations gather in Germany on Wednesday to discuss the nuclear standoff with Iran, the unresolved conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and other pressing international issues.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief urged Syria on Wednesday to do more to help stabilize Lebanon and Iraq during a visit that ended a two-year freeze on high-level EU contacts with Damascus.
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Germany will likely contribute more than 1,200 service personnel to the U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon, its defense minister said in remarks published Thursday.
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TEHRAN - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday he planned to hold talks with Western officials in Germany, in the first such contacts since the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iran in ...Comment
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Austrian federal President Heinz Fischer said Tuesday his country is very interested in enhancing bilateral relations with Syria in the cultural, political and economic fields, describing bilateral relations as ...