Foreign Minister Steinmeier departs for Sweden and Norway

Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier departed for a two-day visit to Sweden and Norway on Sunday. Steinmeier is expected to meet for talks with his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr- Store. A spokeswoman for the German Foreign Ministry said that it was expected that the situation in Georgia would be discussed. The contribution of the international community to a lasting solution to the conflict would be high on the agenda, the spokeswoman said. On Tuesday, Steinmeier is due to travel to Brussels for a meeting of NATO foreign... [read full story]