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| Germany to press US to reduce Iran sanctions |
| 2016-10-03 |
| [Jpost] German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel promised on Monday to remind the United States of its commitment to reduce sanctions against Iran, as he courted business ties during a two-day trip to the Islamic State. Speaking at the opening of an economic forum, Gabriel said Germany wanted to "remind the United States of the commitment to get to an effective dismantling of sanctions." Iran's Deputy Economy Minister Mohammad Khazaei said 10 economic agreements would be signed on the sidelines of Gabriel's visit. "I hope that this will smooth the way between both countries," he said. Gabriel has gone to Iran with a plane-load of industry executives. Remaining US sanctions and political concerns have so far held back a hoped-for business boom between the two countries. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #8 Thank you for that perspective, dear European Conservative. Pray God Germany, Europe, and Britain manage to fix the current situation soon. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-03 19:28 |
| #7 Please disregard anything Gabriel (SPD) says. He's a certified idiot who wants to be the next chancellor (and by that will ensure that Merkel remains chancellor). |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2016-10-03 15:56 |
| #6 Times change. From The Times of Israel a year ago: Iran dismisses Germany’s call for Israel recognition Spokeswoman in Tehran rejects entreaties by Berlin official, says countries have ‘totally different views’ on the Jewish state |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-03 12:13 |
| #5 Iranians value German experience of coping with Zionist aggression. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-10-03 11:41 |
| #4 How about cutting military ties with NATO while we're at it? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-10-03 11:16 |
| #3 Germany wants to sell weapons? Possibly some advanced dual-use tech that could be misused to make chemical/biological/nuclear weapons. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-10-03 10:49 |
| #2 That was way pre-Hipler. Building the railway was a major-minor irritant that lead to WW Uno. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-10-03 08:53 |
| #1 What sanctions is this idiot talking about? Kerry has loosened sanctions on banking, on oil, on airplane sales. Could it be that Germany is about to revive Hitler's Middle East policy and the dream of a Berlin to Baghdad axis (and beyond)? |
| Posted by: Shick de Medici6262 2016-10-03 07:36 |