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Blair welcomes the new Germany
PM applauds move to send troops into war zone
John Hooper in Nuremberg
Wednesday November 21, 2001
The Guardian
Tony Blair yesterday won a standing ovation from Germany's ruling
Social Democrats after he gave a ringing endorsement to the new,
more militarily active role assumed by Gerhard Schröder's
government since September 11.
Less than a week after the Bundestag voted to send German
troops into action outside Europe for the first time since 1945, Mr
Blair told delegates to the SPD conference: "It is a time for
boldness, courage and strength."
In strikingly unequivocal language, the prime minister went on to
reaffirm his view that the terrorist attacks on the US had
strengthened the arguments for European integration.
"New Labour today has no hesitation in viewing the development of
European co-operation and integration as having major political
benefits", he said. "A Europe that is united can achieve far more as
a force for good in th
e world than any member state can on its own. Post-11 September, the need for enhanced
European effectiveness is more urgent still."
He is expected to take the argument still further in a speech in Britain on Friday.
Speaking yesterday in Nuremberg, a German city with the grimmest of historical
associations, Mr Blair said: "For you, in Germany, the militarism of former times has
many bitter memories. But today, in the 21st century, as
a leader of Europe, with huge economic and political power, it is in your interests
and those of the wider world that you play your full part in foreign and defence
policy, recognis ing those memories are indeed the past
not the present or the future."
Though he did not refer to the fact, Mr Blair delivered his message on the anniversary
of the start of the Nazi war crimes trial in Nuremberg, 56 years earlier.
It was the first speech by a British prime minister to an SPD conference and it earned
him a longer and more impassioned standing ovation than the one accorded the day
before to the chancellor, Mr Schröder.
Mr Blair welcomed the emergence of what he termed "the new Germany" and several times
referred to German "leadership". The chancellor, he said, was guiding his country
towards accepting "her full responsibilities in the i
nternational community of nations".
More than 90% of the delegates yesterday endorsed the Schröder government's decision
to contribute up to 3,900 soldiers in support of the US-led war on terrorism.
Opposition within the party melted away after an appeal fo
r unity from the chancellor.
Drawing a parallel that prompted laughter from his German
audience, Mr Blair said: "For you, Europe is relatively easy as an
issue; the commitment of military forces hard. For us the opposite.
"Yet overcoming both difficulties are necessary steps in defining
our nations' places in the modern world."
He added: "Britain can't play its part in developing a more stable
and peaceful world but shy away from Europe, its most powerful
alliance right on its doorstep. Germany can't play its part in helping
lead this new world without accepting its full international
responsibilities".
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2001
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