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Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas

Heiko Maas took over as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs on 14 March 2018.

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
01.07.2020 Article

Germany as a member of the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20

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22.11.2017 Article

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Federal Foreign Office news

09.07.2020 Article

Brexit has arrived: Where are we now? What happens next?

Following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on 1 February 2020, the two sides are now negotiating what form future relations will take. Here is the most important Information:

The Bristish flag and the flag of the EU
08.07.2020 Article

UN Security Council meets to discuss Libya

In a meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the members of the Security Council discuss the situation in Libya. For Germany, it is clear that further escalation must be avoided at all costs.

The UN Security Council’s meeting on Libya gets under way
06.07.2020 Article

New impetus for business and human rights

On 7 July 2020, Minister of State Niels Annen will host a virtual conference to mark the start of an initiative to improve implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The goal is to further improve respect for human rights in supply chains.

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Federal Foreign Office press releases

  1. 11.07.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the extension of the cross-border resolution

  2. 09.07.2020 Press release

    Statement by the German and French Human Rights Commissioners on the situation of human rights lawyers and human rights defenders in China

  3. 08.07.2020 Speech

    Speech by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Libya at the UN Security Council (Video conference)

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