Steinmeier advertises in Iran to forge closer relations

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Steinmeier advertises in Iran to forge closer relations

In the Atomverhandlungen with Iran, Germany was closely involved. After the Deal, the Federal government, unlike the French and the Italians, with an official invitation back. That should change now.

Press conference in Tehran: foreign Minister Steinmeier (l.) and his colleague Sarif

The first day of Iran-visit by Minister of foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was the Syrian conflict and the Geneva ongoing peace negotiations. This Wednesday will now also the interests of the German economy come into play. Steinmeier wants to be with President Hassan Rohani in General, about the Expansion of German-Iranian relations after the end of the Atom-contest talk, as it is in Berlin was called.

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Invitation to Germany?

At the Meeting in Tehran, it goes also to the question of when Rohani comes to Berlin. “I hope that I have with President Rohani also next travel to Europe and Besuchsmöglichkeiten in Germany can speak,” said the German’s chief diplomat will before the encounter.

Since the international sanctions against Iran are lifted, compete countries around the world to orders from the Islamic Republic after years of Isolation, among other things, large parts of your infrastructure in need of renewal. The necessary capital is available, because with the end of sanctions receives Iran access to the equivalent of around 100 billion euros in frozen assets.

On his Europe trip a few days ago made the President of Iran in Italy and France Station, and brought there Milliardengeschäfte on the way. After Berlin, he came not: There was no invitation. Want to Steinmeier now.

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On Tuesday he had the conversation with the Iranian foreign Minister Mohammed Dschawad Sarif to a constructive attitude of all Parties in the peace negotiations for Syria called. “Strong Nations also have a responsibility for their neighbourhood,” said the SPD politician, with views of the feuding regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia. You will play a key role in the settlement of the conflict in Syria.

During Steinmeier’s visit to Tehran is the diplomacy in the foreground

Sarif was conciliatory and explained in a press conference with Steinmeier: “tensions benefit no one.” Tehran is a solution to the diplomatic crisis with Riad interested in Saudi Arabia, but not. The conflict between the rival Golfmächten had become exacerbated as Saudi Arabia, the prominent Shiite cleric Nimr Baker al-Nimr be executed left. At the beginning of January attacked enraged Iranians, the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. The leadership in Riyadh broke then the diplomatic relations with Iran.

Sarif criticized in the press conference again Saudi Arabia because of the execution. “This was an action which no country can accept,” he said. However, just belongs to the Iran to the countries in which the death penalty is most often applied. 2014 ranked the country according to Amnesty International, the number two behind China on the list of States with the highest Exekutionsquote. In the first half of 2015 were in Iran, according to Amnesty, almost 700 people have been executed.

se/rb (rtr, dpa, afp)