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<97725076"> Schröder chiede un contenimento del prezzo del petrolio
Schröder ha espresso preoccupazione nell’incontro con lo sceicco del Kuwait, Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, presidente a rotazione Opec, per l’alto prezzo del petrolio e ha chiesto che i produttori espandano la produzione.
Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah ha dichiarato che non è iterasse dei produttori che il prezzo salga ulteriormente.
Decisa la costituzione di una commissione per espandere la cooperazione economica tra i due paesi. Siemens ha firmato un contratto per €70mn. per trasformatori in Kuwait.
Schröder ha inaugurato ufficialmente il servizio di Deutsche Welle (trasmittente televisiva tedesca di Stato) in arabo nella capitale del Kuwait.
Gli imprenditori tedeschi anno firmato contratti per €18mn. per telecomunicazioni e servizi di consulenza, e per l’ampliamento di un aeroporto.
Sia i sauditi che altri governi arabi sono interessati ai prodotti dell’industria bellica tedesca, compresi veicoli corazzati, elicotteri e sottomarini. Dal 1991
Amnesty International ha chiesto a Schröder di sollecitare l’abolizione della pena di more in Arabia Saudita e di esprimersi sulla situazione dei prigionieri politici e i diritti delle donne.
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<97725078"> Schröder Wants Oil Price Stemmed
Continuing his tour of the region, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on Monday called on the
Schröder said on Monday in Kuwait City he was very concerned about oil price hikes and he hoped instead of curbing extraction oil producers would even expand it. His comments came after talks with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, whose land currently holds the rotating OPEC presidency.
Oil-producing countries must also take a look at the global economic impact of the oil price, Schröder said, adding that he had started an initiative at the last G8 summit to quell price speculation. “That will be one of our main tasks in the time to come,” he said.
Al-Sabah said it was not in the interests of the oil-producing countries for the price to rise further. Kuwait would work to keep the prices under control, he added.
Oil prices steadied over $51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in the wake of al-Sabah’s comments.
The two leaders also agreed to establish a commission tasked with expanding economic cooperation between their countries. Meanwhile, engineering giant Siemens signed a €70 million ($93 million) contract to transformers to Kuwait .
Schröder also officially launched DW’s Arabic TV service while in the Kuwaiti capital.
Plugging diplomacy over Iran
Earlier in the day in the Saudi capital
Speaking at a German-Saudi economic forum in
“The German economy is definitely waiting for you to become active there as our friends and partners,” Schröder said.
At the same time, he also expressed his belief that “enormous possibilities” exist for German business in Saudi Arabia . Schröder said Germany had first class engineers and architects that could help to improve Saudi infrastructure. He added that German companies working abroad did a lot to train young local employees.
While Schröder’s comments were focused on future economic cooperation, German businesspeople were already able to sign treaties totaling €18 million ($23.8 million) for telecommunications and consulting services as well as the expansion of an airport. Much larger deals are expected to be finalized when Schröder visits the United Arab Emirates in the coming days.
The Saudis and other Arab governments have expressed interest in German defense industry products including armored vehicles, helicopters and submarines.
Addressing human rights
“The chancellor can’t simply focus on economic relations with
The German foreign ministry pointed out that Schröder would be addressing the situation of political prisoners and lacking rights for women in Saudi Arabia .
After talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, Schröder praised the “cautious democratization” process under way in the country but said it did “not go far enough.”
Voters in eastern and southwestern Saudi Arabia will go to the polls in municipal elections on Thursday. While half of all council representatives will be elected, the other half will still be appointed by the authorities. Women cannot vote nor run for election.
After further talks in
Author DW staff (mry/win/ncy)
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