Our priorities
Nutzungshinweis: 1 = höchste Priorität, 6 = niedrigste PrioritätKlassifizierungslinks unter /diplo/Siteglobals/Categories/Priority/leere Links hängen unten im Dokument und können von da kopiert werden
The Federal Foreign Minister
The Security Council in May
Azerbaijan assumend the Presidency. One key item on the agenda is the fight against terrorism. more
Congratulations, George Shultz
The former US Secretary of State has been awarded the Henry A. Kissinger Prize in Berlin in recognition of his services to transatlantic relations. “Your inspiration, your vision and your advice are still very much needed”, said Foreign Minister Westerwelle at the ceremony in the Federal Foreign Office.More
10 years of working for peace
Training experts for peace missions, creating and maintaining an expert pool, providing independent analysis – such is the range of activities undertaken by the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) in the field of civilian crisis prevention. Now the ZIF is celebrating its 10th anniversary. more
Observer mission for Syria
Germany is participating in the UN observer mission in Syria. On 16 May, the Cabinet decided to second a total of up to ten unarmed military observers to the mission. more
Westerwelle meets Vashadze
Twenty years ago, Germany and Georgia established diplomatic relations. As recently as March, Foreign Minister Westerwelle travelled to Tbilisi. Now Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze has returned the visit. In Berlin, the two Foreign Ministers discussed, among other things, the Association Agreement currently being negotiated between Georgia and the EU. more
Disaster reduction in Bhutan – children to the fore
Natural disaster could hit the people of Bhutan at any time – earthquakes, floods and landslides are all possible occurrences. The Federal Foreign Office is thus funding a disaster reduction project which focuses on children, or more precisely, on scouts and girl guides. more
Interministerial agreement enters into force
The Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have agreed to dovetail their activities better and thus make foreign and development policy more coherent. more
Democratic change in Egypt
Germany is using the transformation partnership to lend active support to the process of democratization in the Arab world, particularly in Egypt – a country which is key to the Arab Spring. more
German Information Centres
German Information Centres (GIC) are designed to provide information about Germany in their host countries and rally support for German positions. These centres aim to arouse interest in Germany particularly among important young multipliers in the regional partner countries. more
