Word: chancellor
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...quickest response came from West Germany. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Alois Mertes, who is close to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, rejected Kissinger's proposals, saying that "Europe cannot take on more responsibility than its power permits." NATO's military chief, he said, must be an American "because in the case of a crisis he would carry much greater weight with the [U.S.] President than any European." A U.S. commander, Mertes added, "strengthens the credibility of the alliance in Moscow as well...
Although the festivities were not attractive enough to secure an appearance by President Reagan in 1981, dignitaries including Theodore Roosevelt, Class of 1880, former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, and former secretary of state Cyrus Vance have addressed graduating classes...
French Premier Pierre Mauroy came away from his session with Chernenko, whom he had met in Paris two years ago, confident that Soviet-French relations were on the mend. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl had the feeling that the new Soviet leadership was "weighing its words." Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau saw hope in the fact that "there was a repetition of the use of the word détente and a real continuity with the Brezhnev spirit." But Chernenko gave Western leaders no hint that the Soviet Union was about to change its position on the new NATO missiles...
Anxious West Europeans hoped that Andropov's funeral might offer an opportunity for their leaders to broaden contacts with the Soviet Union. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the only major Western statesman to visit Andropov while he was in office, announced that he would attend the ceremonies, as did Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In a terse statement, Pope John Paul II offered "a special thought for the illustrious deceased...
...dignitaries were struck by the telltale signs of frailty and age that belied his reputation for mental agility. During the visit of Finnish President Mauno Koivisto in June 1983, Andropov had to be helped to his seat at a Kremlin banquet. When the Soviet leader met with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl the following month, his eyes were clear and alert, but his right hand visibly shook...