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Germany Looking to Cancel Gas Deal with Iran


[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid and Assaf Uni - Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem said the German government hopes to persuade energy firm Steiner Gastec Prematechnik to cancel a 100 million euro deal with Iran's national gas carrier. Once news of the deal became public knowledge, Israel's ambassador to Berlin, Yoram Ben Zeev, contacted German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office to request her intervention in the matter. Senior German officials responded that Merkel disapproves of the deal and that they would seek to hold talks with SGP on the matter.
2008-08-05 08:00:00
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