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Pres. Rouhani rejects E3 statement on Saudi Aramco strikes as 'baseless accusations'
Sep 25, 2019 06:50President Hassan Rouhani has roundly dismissed the “unsubstantiated accusations” made by Britain, France and Germany about Tehran’s involvement in the highly disruptive drone attacks on Saudi Aramco petroleum and gas processing plants at Abqaiq and Khurais in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
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Germany, France removing obstacles to export jointly-manufactured weapons
Sep 21, 2019 16:20France and Germany say they are expected to sign an agreement on removing obstacles on exporting jointly-manufactured weapons to non-European and non-NATO countries.
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Germany extends ban on arms sales to Saudi for another 6 months
Sep 19, 2019 07:24The government of Angela Merkel has extended its ban on all German weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for a further six month-period despite some calls for loosening the restriction.
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Return to JCPOA only way to de-escalate tensions in West Asia: Merkel
Sep 17, 2019 15:55German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a return to a 2015 nuclear deal Iran clinched with six world states is the only way to defuse tensions in West Asia.
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China summons German envoy over Hong Kong activist meeting
Sep 12, 2019 08:32China’s ambassador to Berlin says Beijing has summoned the German envoy to protest a meeting between Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, warning that the encounter could negatively affect bilateral relations.
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Merkel: Europe has chosen to uphold Iran’s nuclear deal
Sep 11, 2019 10:05German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe has made its choice regarding the historic 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran — which the United States has been attempting to sabotage — and will honor the agreement.
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China, Germany vow to cooperate towards free trade, multilateralism
Sep 07, 2019 12:20Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to cooperate in the spirit of multilateralism and free trade, with the visiting German leader vowing to expand investments in China, which is its largest trading partner.
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German-Russia gas pipeline ‘unacceptable’, threat to entire Europe: Ukraine
Sep 01, 2019 11:45Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced as “unacceptable” a Russian pipeline project set to send gas to Germany, saying the plan poses a threat to the entire Europe.
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G7 disagrees Russia's return, Trump pushes for invitation
Aug 26, 2019 13:33US President Donald Trump has sparked yet another row with his fellow leaders of the Group of Seven nations, known as G7, when he aired his demand to invite Russia back to the International leaders gathering.
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Thousands hold ant-racism demo in Germany's Dresden
Aug 25, 2019 08:57Around 35,000 people marched against hate and racism in the eastern German of city Dresden on Saturday, organizers said, a week before state elections when far-right party AfD is projected to make huge gains.