Media: forum " Petersburg dialogue " will be reformed

German-Russian Forum " Petersburg dialogue " has the ability to be reformed on the initiative of Angela Merkel said the German media.

" Petersburg dialogue " is a Russian-German public Forum, which are overseen by the coordinating Department. The German Committee is headed by the last head of the Council of Ministers of the GDR Lothar de m?zi?res, the Russian ex - Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. Traditionally, the Forum was held parallel to the German-Russian intergovernmental consultations, which this year were cancelled on the background of Ukrainian events and deteriorating relations between Russia and Germany.

According to the magazine, referring to the General document of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Germany, the forum need new leadership. Berlin insists that in the future the Forum must become " a platform For discussion of the limiting nature of Russian politics." In addition, according to the plan of Berlin in the forum must be more empowered civil society. This will require a new Charter and a new Board.

according to these plans at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany last week said the Chancellor. In her vision, the forum should be separated from the other activities of the German-Russian organization " German-Russian Forum, which is headed by a trusted leader, the German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier - Matthias Platzeck.

In prosesi Tuesday magazine published an Interview with Platzeck, in which he said that the authorities in Kiev after all events in the Donbass to return in the near future under its own supervision of Lugansk and Donetsk. Platzeck said that the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation shall be issued and legalized with the position of international law so that it will be acceptable To all ". In his vision, there are different possibilities. In view of such possibilities, he called financial payments or repetition of a referendum under the supervision of the OSCE.

The interview has become a cause For the waves of opponents in Germany. On the next day, the press service of " German-Russian forum issued a statement clarifying the wording of Platzeck. It was emphasized that Platzeck in no case did not have in mind the need for " recognition of the annexation of the Crimea ".

Merkel in this position, write the media sided with the critics who propose to reform the " Petersburg dialogue " in order to change its leadership, thereby separating dialogue from " German-Russian forum ". Both publications say that the German chief of Department de m?zi?res can leave your own post.

Forum " Petersburg dialogue " was established on the initiative of centuries Putin and Gerhard Schroeder, the first meeting was held in St. Petersburg in 2001. The main objective of the forum was to deepen mutual understanding between Russia and Germany, the further development of bilateral cooperation in all spheres, overcoming prejudice in the mutual perception and, thus, stimulating relations between the 2 countries.


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