New Delhi - Iran has made the journey by Chancellor Angela Merkel to India for a diplomatic scandal.
Shortly after the government Airbus 340 "Konrad Adenauer" in Iranian airspace had flown, Iran withdrew the machine back the previously granted overflight rights. The plane had to fly back to Turkey. Were included only after more than hour-long negotiations, which also includes Turkey and the Foreign Office in Berlin, revised the Iranian side about the decision, so that Merkel was able to fly to India. There they will participate on Tuesday along with several ministers of government consultations. They met in New Delhi with a more than two hours late.
A second German government plane with several federal ministers on board, had departed earlier from Berlin could, however, appeared to cross the Iran problem. Defense Thomas the Maiziere, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, Science Minister Annette Schavan and Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer reached India as scheduled.
"One such incident has not yet given, " said government spokesman Steffen Seibert. Open criticism of Iran, he said no. But the incident was "at least unusual. " What consequences will there is as yet unclear. The EU had imposed only a few days of new sanctions against Iran in connection with the controversial nuclear program.
As a reason for the extracted overflight authorization in the German delegation were initially only a coordination problem "has been called. The aircraft with the Chancellor and a greater delegation of business representatives and journalists on board therefore had two hours flying over Turkish territory.
Shortly after the government Airbus 340 "Konrad Adenauer" in Iranian airspace had flown, Iran withdrew the machine back the previously granted overflight rights. The plane had to fly back to Turkey. Were included only after more than hour-long negotiations, which also includes Turkey and the Foreign Office in Berlin, revised the Iranian side about the decision, so that Merkel was able to fly to India. There they will participate on Tuesday along with several ministers of government consultations. They met in New Delhi with a more than two hours late.
A second German government plane with several federal ministers on board, had departed earlier from Berlin could, however, appeared to cross the Iran problem. Defense Thomas the Maiziere, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, Science Minister Annette Schavan and Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer reached India as scheduled.
"One such incident has not yet given, " said government spokesman Steffen Seibert. Open criticism of Iran, he said no. But the incident was "at least unusual. " What consequences will there is as yet unclear. The EU had imposed only a few days of new sanctions against Iran in connection with the controversial nuclear program.
As a reason for the extracted overflight authorization in the German delegation were initially only a coordination problem "has been called. The aircraft with the Chancellor and a greater delegation of business representatives and journalists on board therefore had two hours flying over Turkish territory.
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