Foreign policy

An accepted Liberal – such as the foreign Genscher saw

For many politicians, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, had a supporting role in the German reunification. Some call him a companion – for the last Soviet President Gorbachev, he was more than that.

“It is said that there may be in politics, no friends. That’s not true. Hans-Dietrich Genscher was in the last few years, my real friend. I’ve lost a friend,” said the Russian Nobel peace prize laureate Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow. The outstanding statesman Genscher, have contributed significantly to the end of the Cold war. He was easily accused of piety. After Germany was reunited, had to admit his critics that he was right,” said Gorbachev.

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The former US-foreign Minister Henry Kissinger has affected on the death of his former colleague, Hans-Dietrich Genscher is not responding. “I’m going to miss a valued and long-standing friend,” said the 92-Year-old in New York. Kissinger pointed out that Genscher had played a special role in the unification of Germany, the construction of the European Union and the development of a peaceful international order. He characterized his previous colleagues and Intimates as “intelligent, wise and people friendly”.

Designers of the new Europe

Slovak foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak has been shown by the news of the death of long-time German foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher shaken. “Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a great man that I admired as a child. I feel lucky that I was able to give him as a Slovak foreign Minister two years ago, one of the highest awards in our country. He played an extraordinary role in the shaping of the new Europe and Overcoming the division of Europe.”

Loss of an exceptional personality

The Czech foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek praised Genscher as a “exceptional personality”. Hard to someone who embodied as Genscher, the hope for the peaceful reunification of Germany and Europe, the social Democrat was to be found. “Because he came from East Germany, he acknowledged to the division to deepen the existing divide between the East and the West”, said Zaoralek. “Not only the FDP, but also Germany and Europe are losing with Hans-Dietrich Genscher, an exceptional personality,” added the 59-Year-old.

Media-worthy political work

Also in the international press, the death Genscher was an issue. The Moscow government newspaper “Rossiyskaya Gazeta stressed that” the services of the FDP-politician: His hobby-horse had been the relations to Russia. Politicians have warned the German government is resistant against any kind of escalation in relation to our country. The former foreign Minister criticized the West for its clumsy policy towards Russia. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, have noted that without Russia a solution to the nuclear dispute with Iran would not have been possible. In addition, Genscher, have criticized the sanctions against Russia sharply when he said that the West point so that even a leg. The voice of this truly outstanding politician and diplomat, was in Germany. Genscher was used for dialogue in the solution of difficult questions and a reminder is always prudent steps in relations with Russia.

Guardian: Liberal and devious

The British “Guardian” writes: “He even managed to own the trademarks, the “Genscher-ISM”, what Believe his continuing in the European unity, and the need for East-West cooperation in a divided Europe. But it was also for his deceptive, informal style in his approach that he used with great effectiveness, to its well-planned, and often devious strategies to enforce. His views were really liberal. But he was devious, and, although his colleagues appreciate his abilities, they had yet a more critical view of him than the Public.”

Master of diplomacy

The British “Telegraph” on the Eastern policy of Genscher’s. “He argued that Gorbachev had created a Chance for the joint disarmament, and for Germany, the Chance to be a “bridge of unity”. Genscher was a master of diplomacy and political balancing act as he also held his seat in the Cabinet for 20 years, in a series of coalition governments.”

The “Times” of London writes: “his life and career embodied many of the characteristics of his country in the second half of the 20th century. Century. The division of Germany shaped his Psyche – to- head in the West, heart in the East, and was the drive of his Ostpolitik. And that was at the same time, the old Dilemma of Germany – it was a West European or a Central European state?”

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