German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun a two-day visit to Sweden and Norway to discuss the crisis in the Caucasus. The German foreign ministry said Steinmeier's meetings would focus on finding ways for the international community to foster long-term peace in Georgia.
Steinmeier is unlikely to see eye-to-eye with his Scandinavian counterparts. Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has been one of the harshest critics of Russia's military intervention in the Georgian conflict. In contrast, Georgia detains 14 Russian troops ...
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Brutal welcome ... Steinmeier warned against any "knee jerk" reactions towards Russia, in an interview ahead of his visit. Speaking to the weekly Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Steinmeier said he was against abandoning discussions with Russia over closer to the EU or entry into the World Trade Organisation.
(Deutsche Welle)
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