Korea Times:
Korean-German Forum Focuses on Partnership
A three-day forum on the issues of Korea and Germany closed on Cheju island Tuesday after 40 prominent figures discussed ways to help the partnership of the two nations.The Korean-German Association held the 3rd Korean-German Forum on Oct. 3-5 at the ShineVille Resort in the southwestern resort island to discuss the two nations’ issues of division and reunification, politics, economy, science technology, culture and education. The forum is an annual conference that started in…
German Forum: Relations with Germany a priority, Polish premier says
Warsaw, 26 January: Polish-German relations are a priority for the government that I head, Prime Minister Leszek Miller assured the participants of the 10th Polish-German Forum on Saturday [26 January].The prime minister said that the changes in Polish-German contacts initiated by Willy Brandt and continued by Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schroeder have caused good relations with Germany to be a priority for every government. Miller recalled that he had gone on his first foreign…
Official opens Saudi-German forum
Abha, 17 March: Prince Khalid al-Faysal, the governor of Assir region, inaugurated here last night the Saudi-German forum for Culture and Business. He also opened the exhibition organized on the fringes of the Forum.Speaking on the occasion, Engineer Abd-Allah al-Mubti, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Abha, highlighted the importance of such forums in enhancing bilateral relations and developing joint investments.On his part, Prince Khalid hailed the success of…
German Forum: Russian minister seeks greater EU cooperation, plays down talk of membership
Moscow, 5 March, ITAR-TASS correspondent Irina Chumakova: Russia “has no aspirations to become a member of the European Union in the foreseeable future”, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Meshkov announced today.”We are looking forward to mutually beneficial cooperation,” he stressed, speaking at the German forum in Moscow. “We are not seeking advantageous terms, but nor will we allow any unwarranted impingement on our own…