Русская версияGerman Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun a two-day
visit to Sweden and Norway to discuss the crisis in the Caucasus.
The German foreign ministry said Steinmeier's meetings would focus
on finding ways for the international community to foster long-term
peace in Georgia.
Steinmeier is unlikely to see eye-to-eye with his
Scandinavian counterparts. Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has
been one of the harshest critics of Russia's military intervention
in the Georgian conflict. In contrast, Steinmeier warned against
any "knee jerk" reactions towards Russia, in an interview ahead of
his visit. Speaking to the weekly Welt am Sonntag newspaper,
Steinmeier said he was against abandoning discussions with Russia
over closer to the EU or entry into the World Trade Organisation.
(Deutsche Welle)
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