Date 2 December 2005
Classification TOP SECRET//COMINT/NOFORN
WikiLeaks Synopsis

(TS//SI//NF) New German Foreign Minister Pleased With First Official Visit to Washington

(TS//SI//NF) Frank-Walter Steinmeier seemed pleased on 29 November with the results of his first visit to Washington as the new German Foreign Minister. Steinmeier described the mood during his talks with U.S. officials as very good, but feared that the most difficult part was still ahead. He seemed relieved that he had not received any definitive response from the U.S. Secretary of State regarding press reports of CIA flights through Germany to secret prisons in eastern Europe allegedly used for interrogating terrorism suspects. Steinmeier remarked that Washington is placing great hope in his country‘s new government. In this connection, he is looking for areas where bilateral cooperation can be strengthened and is considering the southern Caucasus as one possible area.

Unconventional

German diplomatic

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