Word: genscher
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Most West European analysts believe that their gains from Helsinki outweigh the losses by far. The balance was described by West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who said, "Such a process, because of differences in systems, does not only bring periods of progress; it brings disappointments and setbacks, standstills." But, said Genscher, the direction is right...
...television cameras beam images of the terrorists' leader, "Issa," who for some reason has blackened his face and wears a white hat as he coolly lays down his terms to German officials ranging from a bemused young policewoman with whom he shares a cigarette to Foreign Minister Hans Dietrich Genscher, who confesses with hindsight to being quite taken with Issa's obvious charisma. His second in command, "Tony," constantly appears at a window wearing a tight red and yellow satin shirt and a white cowboy hat, looking more like a rock star than an insurgent. But while the guerrillas...
There is a similar Western softening on NATO enlargement. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe calls it "premature," and liberals who formerly advocated expansion are having second thoughts. "I can only advise utmost caution when thinking about moving NATO eastward," says former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. "We should not exclude Russia." Among the few remaining advocates of early enlargement are the hapless Central European countries with better reasons than Russia to fear for their security. Yeltsin's flip-flop caused acute anxiety in Warsaw, Prague and Budapest. "Poland's striving toward NATO is irreversible," said Foreign Minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski...
...news conference in Berlin, Kohl felt impelled to deny that the governing coalition, shaken by the economy's troubles and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher's resignation, was in any danger. The opposition Social Democrats accused the government of "stupidity and provocation." They now top Kohl's Christian Democrats in the polls and are calling for the Chancellor's resignation. "The coalition is stable," Kohl insisted last week. (See related story on page...
...surprise resignation of the man who had championed German unification triggered an embarrassing row that highlighted the disunity within the ruling coalition. The leadership of Genscher's Free Democrats, who are junior members of the three-party coalition, announced that Housing Minister Irmgard Schwaetzer would take over as Foreign Minister. Instead of rubber-stamping the appointment, a caucus of Free Democrats in the parliament rejected Schwaetzer and designated Justice Minister Klaus Kinkel. Members of the Christian Social Union, Kohl's other coalition partner, were so miffed at not being consulted about Genscher's replacement that they demanded a full Cabinet...