AFP/DDP/File – Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, seen here in June 2009, will tour the Middle … BERLIN (AFP) – Germany's foreign minister will tour the Middle East next week seeking to lend momentum to US President Barack Obama's drive to jumpstart the dormant peace process, a spokesman said Friday. Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Israel and meet Palestinian officials in the West Bank on Monday before holding talks in Syria and Lebanon on Tuesday. "We have had new momentum in the Middle East peace process since the new government took office in Washington and support its fresh efforts to reach a two-state solution and a return to negotiations," a ministry spokesman, Andreas Peschke, told a regular government news conference. He noted the crucial role neighbouring countries must play in the process and... [read full story]
