German Foreign Minister Baerbock comments as G7 ministers warn of new sanctions against Iran

Описание: (19 Apr 2024)
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Capri, Italy - 19 April 2024
1. Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister, arriving
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"Against the backdrop of reports of strikes on 19 April, we call on all sides to work to prevent further escalation. As the G7, we are doing just that."
3. Wide of Baerbock at lectern
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"This must not remain without consequences. This is the time for us as democracies and valued partners to stand particularly close together. Our strength is joint action. As the G7, we have decided here today to impose further sanctions and measures on the Iranian regime."
5. Wide of Baerbock at lectern
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"At the same time, this is the time when everything must be done to prevent an escalation spiral with unforeseeable consequences for an entire region."
7. Wide of Baerbock at lectern
8. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"Everyone must act prudently and responsibly. Because neither the people in Israel or Iran nor in third countries in the region want to be plunged into a catastrophe."
9. Wide of Baerbock at lectern
10. SOUNDBITE (German) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"And the German ambassador was in contact with the staff of the (Israeli) prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) and made it clear what we think of such distorting publications. They expressed regret to us about the publication, the source of which is unclear, and we have nothing further to add."
11. Baerbock leaving
STORYLINE:
Group of Seven foreign ministers have warned of new sanctions against Iran for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict.

Speaking at the end of their three-day summit in Italy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged all parties in the Middle East to "act prudently and responsibly" to avoid a further escalation in the region.

"Neither the people in Israel or Iran, nor those in third countries of the region, want to be plunged into a catastrophe," she added.

An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran early Friday saw Iranian troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan.

It came days after Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.

Israel also carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria that caused material damage according to the state-run SANA news agency.

Israel had vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack.

Allies have urged Israel to hold back on any response to the attack that could spiral.

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