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Heiko Maas

Heiko Maas (born 19 September 1966), is a German SPD politician. He has been the leader of the SPD group in the Saarland regional parliament since 1999.

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All airlines should follow the example of Turkish Airlines and others and stand against Lukashenko's human trafficking business. There will be severe sanctions imposed on all of those who will not comply.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 3 years ago

The crimes of German colonial rule have long burdened relations with Namibia. There can be no closing of the book on the past. However, the recognition of guilt and our request for apology is an important step towards coming to terms with the crimes and shaping the future together.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 3 years ago

Our goal was and is to find a common path to genuine reconciliation in memory of the victims. This includes naming the events of the German colonial period in what is now Namibia, and in particular the atrocities in the period from 1904 to 1908, without sparing or glossing over them. We will now also officially call these events what they were from today's perspective : a genocide.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 3 years ago

All these are things we can talk about with the United States, where we can be more effective, and where we can achieve more if we represent our interests together towards China.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 3 years ago

Italy stands ready to face the challenges of our common international agenda together with the United States.

– Heiko Maas

Found on FOX News 3 years ago

It has not yet been conclusively clarified to what extent vaccinated people can infect others, what is clear, however, is that a vaccinated person no longer takes a ventilator away from anyone. This removes at least one central reason for restricting fundamental rights.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 3 years ago

It makes no sense now to question the ability of the WHO to function or its significance.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 4 years ago

General Haftar has signalled his readiness to contribute to the success of the Libya Conference in Berlin and is willing to participate. He has repeated his commitment to observe the existing ceasefire.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 4 years ago

If developments in Libya are allowed to continue, then Libya will be the next Syria and we don't want that to happen.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 4 years ago

I don't think it works to convince Iraq with threats but with arguments.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 4 years ago

The Mercosur agreement ... gives us possibilities and means to exert pressure to influence things on the ground (in Brazil).

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

I have the impression that a lot is being threatened, by the way from both sides, and I dont see that as very constructive.

– Heiko Maas

Found on FOX News 5 years ago

I consider now, as before, that the situation is extremely explosive, military confrontation in the Gulf would mean the whole region in flames, and that cant be in anyones interest.

– Heiko Maas

Found on FOX News 5 years ago

We want to fulfill our obligations, we cannot work miracles, but we will try to avert a failure.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

The situation in the region here is highly explosive and extremely serious, a dangerous escalation of existing tensions can also lead to a military escalation.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

This is an instrument of a new kind, so it's not straightforward to operationalize it, but all the formal requirements are in place now, and so I'm assuming we'll be ready to use it in the foreseeable future.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

What has happened in recent days acts of sabotage against ships or pipelines are indications that these dangers (of escalation) are concrete and real.

– Heiko Maas

Found on FOX News 5 years ago

The decision of the High Election Board to annul the local election in Istanbul and order a re-run is in our view not transparent and not comprehensible.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

The agreement we negotiated with Britain is already a compromise - especially regarding the arrangements for Northern Ireland, there must not be a hard border to the Republic of Ireland... We cannot risk the Northern Ireland conflict flaring up again.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

In the end, it will be about the question (of) whether to reopen the deal which needs the approval of all 27 member states, which means that everyone has to join in. This is what needs to be discussed now.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

So the question is what the deal looks like, in the end, it will be about the question (of) whether to reopen the deal which needs the approval of all 27 member states, which means that everyone has to join in. This is what needs to be discussed now.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

The time for playing games is over.

– Heiko Maas

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

Europe has proved to the world that multilateralism and sovereignty are not a contradiction in terms, on the contrary, in a world faced with immense global problems, we can only safeguard sovereignty if we work together.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 6 years ago

Stop wringing your hands... get your act together and start doing things that are going to repair the situation, rather than just sitting around and talking about how bad the situation is with President Trump.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 6 years ago

We can no longer completely rely on White House, to maintain our partnership with the USA we must readjust it.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 6 years ago

We can no longer completely rely on the White House.

– Heiko Maas

Found on CNN 6 years ago

We can no longer completely rely on the White House, to maintain our partnership with the USA we must readjust it. The first clear consequence can only be that we need to align ourselves even more closely in Europe.

– Heiko Maas