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...headlong rush toward unification picked up still more speed last week as East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere urged that all-German elections be moved up from Dec. 2 to Oct. 14. De Maiziere's appeal came just one day after the two Germanys signed a treaty for the first free all-German vote in 57 years. De Maiziere explained that October elections would encourage West German investment in East Germany's floundering economy. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl welcomed the proposal, which will improve the chances of the Christian Democrats, the party of both the Chancellor...
Still uncertain, however, was whether formal unity would proceed on Oct. 14 apart from parliamentary elections, now set for Dec. 2. Kohl and East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere had wanted to hold elections and declare unity the same...
Whatever the obstacles, the conservative governments of Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn and Prime Minister Lothar de Maziere in East Berlin are pressing full speed ahead. Kohl in particular is determined, as he puts it, "not to miss the unification train, which may not come another time." With a large majority in both Germanys supporting merger -- even though there are some reservations as to speed and cost -- the Chancellor is planning to hold all- German elections in early December...
...When Lothar de Maiziere became East Germany's Prime Minister, he didn't even have a working telephone. So I would have to send somebody from West Berlin to see him, or he would have to go to West Berlin and phone me. That was right after Easter. Since then we have completed a state treaty. Had you told me this a year ago, I would have said you were crazy. It's a crazy time, but also a fantastic time. I think of it as a blessing, in a way. And, of course, it is the fulfillment...
Moscow's current intransigence over German membership in NATO makes Gorbachev the odd man out. After meeting with Gorbachev in Moscow last week, East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere said that, despite Moscow's objections, his country would be interested in joining NATO, albeit one with a changed "structure and strategy." De Maiziere did not spell out what changes he had in mind, but West Germany is confident the East Germans will follow Bonn's lead...