I Am Not An Expert In This

Our Bilateral Relations Are Very Good, They’re Very Close. In The Areas Of Business, Of The Economy, The United States Of America Last Year Were Our Most Important Trading Partner.

On Russia, I Can Only Repeat What The President [barack Obama] Said. This Is All About Respecting Certain Principles, And I'm Saying This From A European Vantage Point, From A European, From A German Vantage Point, Sorry, The Fact That For Over 70 Years We Have Been Able To Enjoy Peace.

I Want Us To Be Able To Preserve Our Level Of Prosperity. We Must Constantly Remind Ourselves That Germany Has Been Eating Into Its Capital. It Is Only Through Successful Management That We Can Once Again Secure Our Foundation Of Prosperity And Social Security.

At This Time - We're In A Dramatic Crisis - Euro Bonds Are Precisely The Wrong Answer. They Lead Us Into A Debt Union, Not A Stability Union. Each Country Has To Take Its Own Steps To Reduce Its Debt.

There's Another Point That I Wanted To Mention Here, Particularly The Engagement And Commitment To Africa. For Us Europeans, Africa As A Neighboring Continent Is Of Prime Importance. The Development Of African Countries Is In Our Very Own Vested Interest.