Recently, US-Iran relations and the entire Middle East situation have reached a critical juncture. Under such circumstances, German Chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Moscow to talk to Russian President Putin. We have noticed that after the United States killed Suleimani, European countries have different positions in this incident. Among them, what is Germany's attitude? At this time, Merkel made a special trip to Pu
On January 11, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Moscow as scheduled. This was a temporary arrangement and notice of a visit on January 5th. The background was that the United States suddenly killed senior Iranian general Suleimani in the early morning of January 3rd. Sure enough, after Merkel arrived in Moscow, the main content of the talks with Putin included the current situation in the Middle East. Putin said the U.S. killing of Suleimani was "reckless", and Merkel said he agreed with Putin. Merk also said that Germany also questioned the legitimacy of the attack. At a press conference after the two met, Putin stated that he did not want large-scale military operations in the Middle East, otherwise it would become a disaster. Russia and Germany have agreed that, as two important countries on the European continent, they have a special responsibility to avoid any impact on Europe.
During her visit to Moscow, Merkel also discussed the Iran nuclear agreement with Putin. Both Russia and Germany believe that the Iranian nuclear agreement is very important and that all parties need to return to the agreement. Both sides believe that every effort must be made to make the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue continue to be effective. To use all diplomatic means to help reach an agreement, the new settlement mechanism between European countries and Iran must finally be implemented. At the same time, Merkel also stressed that Germany firmly believes that Iran cannot possess any nuclear weapons.
In addition to hot issues in the Middle East, Merkel also discussed with Putin the "North Stream 2" natural gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany. Merkel reiterated the German government's position and opposed the United States 'politicization of economic cooperation projects. The United States' line of sanctions to interfere with economic development is wrong. Germany will, as always, support this project and guarantee its final implementation. Putin expressed appreciation for Merkel's statement. Putin also said that Russia has the ability to complete the "Beixi 2" natural gas pipeline project alone.
New situation suddenly appeared in the Middle East situation. At this time, Merkel flew to Moscow to meet with Putin. How do you think of the purpose of her visit? Yang Xiyu, a researcher at the China Academy of International Studies, pointed out that when Merkel visited Moscow at this time, the most urgent thing was the Iranian nuclear agreement, which is how Russia and Germany joined hands to rescue the Iranian nuclear agreement. In addition, Merkel's visit to Moscow is equivalent to clearly declaring to the United States and also declaring to Iran that in the Iran nuclear agreement, the "6 + 1 framework", and the US-Iran game, Germany did not stand in the United States' position, but was thinking Ways to save Iran's nuclear agreement, especially in strengthening coordination with Russia. But something more important for Germany: "North Stream 2". If the "Beixi 2" pipeline is successfully constructed and operated, Germany will not only get its own economic benefits, but also gain geopolitical benefits, and further strengthen its relationship with Russia.
This is exactly what the United States cannot tolerate. This visit by Merkel not only openly contradicted the United States on the Iran nuclear agreement, but also has a deeper purpose, to discuss with the Russian side that the United States has begun When the European allies, including Germany, imposed sanctions, how could the Beixi 2 be prevented from suffering?
Putin and Merkel have stated that they must make every effort to ensure the validity of the Iran nuclear agreement, so what specific measures will Russia and Germany take next? Experts from Yang Xiyu pointed out that if the United States does not return to the Iranian nuclear agreement, the most important Iran is to return to the Iranian nuclear agreement and abide by the Iranian nuclear agreement, which indicates that the Iranian nuclear agreement has not died or is revived. The only way to get Iran back is to work through a workaround to protect Iran from at least reducing the impact of US sanctions. And Iran's phase-out of the Iranian nuclear agreement is actually taking a step, looking at it, and seeing how your five countries behave. Therefore, this time the German-Russian summit meeting will obviously focus on what methods and measures can be adopted to reduce and exempt Iran from losses caused by some U.S. sanctions, bypass some sanctions barriers and allow Iran's foreign economic relations, especially oil and gas exports. If we can proceed, then we can guarantee Iran's return to the Iran nuclear agreement. All in all, Iran is now using the Iranian nuclear agreement to fight a diplomatic war. This joint point in diplomatic warfare is whether American sanctions can be bypassed, but whether it is the space where these five countries are acting.
