(16 Apr 2024)
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Berlin – 16 April 2024
1. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi arriving at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"I then campaigned in late autumn, together with France and other partners within the European Union, to further extend this drone sanctions regime given the playing with fire of Iran and its proxies also in the Middle East, also for other missile technologies that are present in Iran’s arsenal there. And I hope that we can now finally take this step together as the EU."
3. Wide of Baerbock and Safadi
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"This is also incredibly important for us as the German government in these fragile times, that we all work together to contribute to de-escalation for the entire region. I will therefore be travelling to Israel again today for talks. I will assure our Israeli partners of Germany’s full solidarity. And we will discuss how further escalation with more and more violence can be prevented."
5. Wide of Baerbock and Safadi
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"The unprecedented attack on Israel deprived us all of sleep on Saturday. But we will not forget that the people of Gaza have been fearing for their lives day and night for months and that many dozens of Israeli hostages are still in the hands of Hamas. Iran’s attack was also a catastrophe for the people of Gaza. There is still a lack of everything in Gaza."
7. Close of flags
8. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
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"What we need now is diplomacy and a commitment to peace. And that affects just as many areas. This also includes addressing the fact that there has now been a renewed outbreak of violence in the West Bank. I condemn the violent death of an Israeli boy in the strongest possible terms. At the same time, this must not be misused as a pretext for further violence. I also strongly condemn the attacks by extremist settlers in the West Bank, in which four or more Palestinians were killed."
9. Baerbock and Safadi shaking hands and leaving
STORYLINE:
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday received Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi for talks at the foreign ministry in Berlin.
Baerbock said she would fly to Israel later on Tuesday to try to help de-escalate the tense situation after Iran’s weekend attack on the country and express Germany’s support for Israel in this latest crisis.
She called on all sides to prevent the military conflict from spreading to other countries in the region and also called for new sanctions against Iran.
"I will assure our Israeli partners of Germany’s full solidarity," she said. "And we will discuss how a further escalation with more and more violence can be prevented.”
Referring to Iran’s attack, the German minister said she would push for further European Union sanctions against Iran, specifically pointing out the country’s drone program.
Baerbock also said she would use her visit in Tel Aviv to again demand that more humanitarian aid be let into Gaza.
She also condemned the latest violence in the West Bank calling on both Israelis and Palestinians to avoid a further escalation.
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