There are many conflicting interests in Europe.
More reforms will give more impetus to German industries to invest in India. German companies want to be treated on par with Indian companies, and creation of an equitable market is crucial for investments.
India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.
There are 1600 German companies active in India, and some of them are more than 100 years old. Our companies value India as a location for manufacturing and as a market.
I've spoken several times with Prime Minister Erdogan about relations between Turkey and Israel. I'm pleased that, following President Obama's visit to Israel, talks between Israel and Turkey are again taking place and hope that relations between them will further improve in the interest of both countries.
We believe that from both a German and a Polish perspective, it is desirable for Great Britain to remain in the European Union.
Germany wants peaceful coexistence of Muslims and members of other religions.
Especially in a very secular world, we should always stress what is common in the Christian religion.
There are achievements of European integration that cannot be haggled over: for example the principle of free movement and the principle of non-discrimination.
We abide by our responsibility as Germany for the Shoah.
I think the political class in Berlin doesn't need to be supervised and monitored by intelligence services in order to find out what they're thinking. Just go to lunch with them, go to dinner with them, or read the papers.
Whenever you have political conflict, such as the one that we have now between Russia and Ukraine, but also in many other conflicts around the world, it has always proved to be right to try again and again to solve such a conflict.
Industrialised countries must take the responsibility of helping poorer countries in the climate change action plan.
I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.
We work well together with the United Kingdom - particularly, perhaps, when we talk about new rules for the European Union.
We need a really credible perspective toward long-term de-carbonization.