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...member of the family of democratic, market-oriented countries. Western governments are increasingly hesitant to aid an administration that makes war on its own citizens. ``If things continue in Chechnya, then investment--and of course economic support as well--will be automatically withheld,'' warned German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel earlier this year...
...faster NATO enlargement. Chancellor Helmut Kohl's own Christian Democratic Union, meeting in a party congress last week, passed a resolution recognizing that the Bosnia embargo may have to be lifted. Kohl personally endorsed the measure, saying failure to protect Muslim sanctuaries was a "disgrace." Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said Germany "stands morally close to the American position." In practical terms, however, it stands apart...
...hours to leave the country. He complied -- but not before promising to someday "return as President," presumably of Russia. His intended holiday finale was to have been an 18-day stay in Berlin. But the Zhirinovsky grand tour ground to a premature halt when German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel turned down his request for a visa, informing him that he was no longer welcome...
Perhaps most worrisome to Westerners is how military loyalties will divide if Yeltsin and Zhirinovsky bump heads. "Until now, the army has proved itself to be very mature," says German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel. "But after the latest events, we can only hope it stays that way." Strange as it may seem, Zhirinovsky's elevation to a Duma seat may be the best thing for Yeltsin: better to have "Vladimir the Terrible" spouting off in the parliament than rabble rousing in the streets. Then again, Zhirinovsky is now well poised to use his seat in parliament as a launching...
GERMAN VIOLENCE TOWARD Bosnian and Romanian refugees, says Foreign Minister KLAUS KINKEL, has filled the government with "deep shame." But the civil unrest has also inspired fear. Since January, more than 320,000 Bosnians, Croatians and Romanians have sought asylum in Germany. The German government is now paying the Romanian government to repatriate its citizens but still expects at least 130,000 more refugees to arrive by the end of the year. Germany provides asylum seekers with housing, food and free medical care. But unemployment in the area of eastern Germany where they are housed averages 30%, adding fuel...