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Photograph: Charles Dharapak/Reuters Australian prime minister Julia Gillard and her predecessor Kevin Rudd have failed to quash speculation they will face off in a party leadership contest, raising the prospect of a prolonged showdown. Mr Rudd, whom...
The meeting brought together 10 foreign ministers of G20 member economies, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Australian Foreign Minister...
Mexico's Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa (L), Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (C) and Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle talk at a working session of the G20 foreign ministers summit in Los Cabos February 19, 2012. View Photo »
It is very important we give the agreements and pacts (reached by EU member states) a realistic chance (to work). This is the only way we can bring trust back into the markets
Julia Gillard or Kevin Rudd is making a move on a leadership challenge. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Daily Telegraph Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Los Cabos, Mexico, today. Picture: AFP...
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned against a further escalation in a nuclear dispute with Iran. “We will jointly examine with our partners in substance the Iranian offer of dialogue, which was sent in writing,” he said today in a statement. ...
Madani is leading the Saudi delegation to this two-day meeting. This first meeting of G20 foreign ministers will discuss pressing global issues including trans-national crime, climate change and food security. The meeting will be attended by US...
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinoza (L) speaks with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (C) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) during the inaguration of the G20 Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur... View Photo »
I want to make this statement in English ... it is very important we give the agreements and pacts (reached by EU member states) a realistic chance (to work). It does not make any sense to speculate. This is the only way we can bring trust back into the markets
Organised by Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos, the meeting is to be attended by among others US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and European Union foreign...
Organised by Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos, the meeting is to be attended by among others US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and European Union foreign...
Guido Westerwelle (born December 27, 1961) is a German politician and leader of the liberal party Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP). As such he is also the current liberal parliamentary leader within the German parliament. Full Article
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (L) speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) during the G20 Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, on February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a press conference at the at the foreign ministry in Panama City, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Westerwelle is in Panama on two-days official visit.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attends a press conference in Panama City, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Westerwelle is in Panama on two-days official visit.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and his counterpart from Panama, Roberto Henriquez, exchange documents after signing bilateral agreements in Panama City, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Westerwelle is in Panama on two-days official visit.
View Photo »Mexico's Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa (L), Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (C) and Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle talk at a working session of the G20 foreign ministers summit in Los Cabos February 19, 2012.
View Photo »The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guido Westerwelle (L), and his Peruvian counterpart Rafael Roncallolo, meet in Lima on February 16, 2012. Westerwelle arrived in Peru to sign cooperation agreements, as part of a Latin American tour.
View Photo »The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guido Westerwelle (R), and his Peruvian counterpart Rafael Roncallolo (L), participate in a traditional troop-review ceremony in Lima on February 16, 2012. Westerwelle arrived in Peru to sign cooperation agreements, as part of a Latin American tour.
View Photo »Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attends a ceremony in front of an honor guard at the Foreign Ministry in Lima February 16, 2012. Westerwelle is in Peru to meet Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his Peruvian counterpart Rafael Roncagliolo during his one day official visit.
View Photo »Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) and his Peruvian counterpart Rafael Roncagliolo stand during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Lima February 16, 2012. Westerwelle is in Peru to meet Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and Roncagliolo during his one day official visit.
View Photo »Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle walks past an honor guard as he arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Lima February 16, 2012. Westerwelle is in Peru to meet Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his Peruvian counterpart Rafael Roncagliolo during his one day official visit.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attends a welcome ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Lima, Peru, Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attends a welcome ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Lima, Peru, Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Westerwelle is in Peru for an official visit.
View Photo »Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, left, speaks with Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the opening ceremony of the G20 foreign ministers summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012.
View Photo »Mexico's Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, left, Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, center, and Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle talk at a working session of the G20 foreign ministers summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
View Photo »Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a joint press conference with his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota (out of frame) at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on February 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a four-day official visit to Brazil.
View Photo »Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) and his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota offer a press conference at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on February 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a four-day official visit to Brazil.
View Photo »German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota shake hands during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on February 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a four-day visit to Brazil.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a press conference at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a three-day visit to Brazil.
View Photo »Germany�s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, talks with Brazil�s Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, back right, during a meeting at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a three-day visit to Brazil.
View Photo »German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, shakes hands with his Brazilian counterpart Antonio de Aguiar Patriota at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Westerwelle is on a three-day visit to Brazil.
View Photo »In this picture made available Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, welcomes US actress Angelina Jolie in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Angelina Jolie says she is nervous and excited about the upcoming premiere in Sarajevo of her Bosnian...
View Photo »BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie shake hands for a picture before a meeting at the Federal Foreign Office on February 10, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Jolie, Westerwelle and Niebel met over Angelina...
View Photo »US actresses Angelina Jolie shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the foreign ministry on February 10, 2012 in Berlin. Jolie is in Berlin screening her directorial debut, the Bosnian wartime love story 'In the Land of Blood and Honey'. The 62nd Berlinale, the...
View Photo »German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a meeting of the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
View Photo »German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle gestures as he delivers a statement in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Westerwelle said Germany is expelling four Syrian diplomats following the arrest earlier this week of two men accused of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany.
View Photo »Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (L) speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) during the G20 Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, on February 19, 2012.
View Photo »It is very important we give the agreements and pacts (reached by EU member states) a realistic chance (to work). This is the only way we can bring trust back into the markets
I would like for us to remain together in Europe and know what we have together
We urgently need more competition and independent, European rating agencies so that political or economic interests are not implemented to the disadvantage of the euro
Negotiations are ongoing, they are difficult but necessary. With faith we will reach a good result
It is important in Europe to create independent ratings agencies, European ratings agencies
With my visit in Greece I want to give a message to the Greek people that we want to solve the problems together
It is time for Europe to prove it is able to tackle the issue of credit ratings agencies
Germany will help so that there will be better days ahead
I want to make this statement in English ... it is very important we give the agreements and pacts (reached by EU member states) a realistic chance (to work). It does not make any sense to speculate. This is the only way we can bring trust back into the markets
It is time for Europe to prove capable of facing up to the credit ratings agencies
Discussions (on the bond swap) are difficult but with good faith they will reach a good result
The energy sector is certainly an area that has to be worked on and the financial area overall ... There are links to Europe that from our perspective have to be severed. What’s most important is to dry up the financial sources for the nuclear program.
I am pleased that we are both working for limited changes to the European treaties ... This is not about reinventing Europe, it is about eliminating structural problems so that we do not land in crisis situations again and again.
I gave the order today for the Iranian ambassador to be summoned to the foreign ministry
Serbia must finally make a constructive contribution to this problem ... Otherwise it is difficult to see how Serbia can make progress on moving closer to the EU.
