Baerbock’s net output in arms exports
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Welt newspaper: “If we condemn the bombing of civilians in the strongest possible terms, we cannot export ammunition to them. That is why we need common European rules on where to export.” said.
Baerbock, who stated that in the past, politicians and as a society did not care enough about what defense really means, because it is believed that there will always be a peaceful life in Europe, showed that ammunition and equipment were not automatically compatible. among the Europeans. countries. That is why we are now working on a strategy on how we can cooperate more closely with our partners in the field of armaments, also in terms of industrial policy. This also means that we need a common line for export.”
“DEAD IN THE OPEN WOUND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN”
Drawing attention to those who lost their lives in the Mediterranean waters while trying to emigrate to Europe, the German Foreign Minister said: “The deaths in the Mediterranean are Europe’s open wounds because we failed to reach a common migration policy. and refugees. “We must and will continue to work hard on a common position, difficult as it may be.”
Baerbock noted that they can leave the outer border states alone, neither with people rescued from danger at sea, nor with people who have reached the outer borders but have no right of asylum and need to be returned.
Foreign Minister Baerbock also touched on the China issue, saying, “We are developing strategies on the European side on how we can help countries get rid of their dependency on China.” he used his statements.
“We do not believe that we can solve all the world’s problems from Germany. For many years, we Europeans believed in a so-called perfect world where problems in other parts of the world did not affect us.” Baerbock pointed out that China strategically uses the gaps left by Europe to expand its influence by creating economic dependencies, and that the New Silk Road project can be an example of this.
Emphasizing that they did not make enough efforts to counter this, Baerbock said: “Europe should become more geopolitically active in systemic competition with China. We cannot block China’s geostrategic investments, but we can make better offers to countries, that is, we can make fair trade agreements where not only raw materials are withdrawn, but part of the production is generated in these countries, thus generating employment and growth. Unlike China, we do not use loan repayment difficulties to exert political pressure on buyers, for example, to impose certain electoral behavior at the United Nations.” (AA)