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22.11.2017 Article

Message from Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, to mark the end of Ramadan (Eid ul‑Fitr)

I would like to wish all Muslims a blessed Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, a blessed Eid ul‑Fitr. Ramadan, the month of fasting, is a special time for people of the Muslim faith throughout the…

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
22.11.2017 Article

Statement by Ambassador Haßmann on the occasion of the first anniversary of the attack in front of the German Embassy in Kabul on 31 May 2017 

Anniversary of the attack in front of the German Embassy Kabul
22.12.2017 Article

Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel visits Afghanistan

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel in Mazar-i-Sharif

Federal Foreign Office news

12.12.2018 Article

Mines – the insidious legacy of war

Mines, booby-traps and unexploded ordnance stop life from going back to normal after a war and prevent refugees from returning home. Germany supports mine and ordnance clearance around the world. Find out more below about the work of a deminer in Ukraine and why IS leaves mined towns in its wake.

Ukrainian deminer Tetiana Nykyforova in a minefield in Donetsk region
12.12.2018 Article

A ray of hope for Yemen

For the first time since 2016, the parties to the conflict in Yemen are negotiating under the auspices of the United Nations. The talks are being held in Sweden. Germany is supporting the efforts of UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffith.

Start of the talks at Johannesbergs Slott near Stockholm
11.12.2018 Article

Putting a stop to the illegal arms trade

“It is high time to close this major breach in our security” – Foreign Minister Maas has announced that more money will be made available to combat the illegal arms trade.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas

Federal Foreign Office press releases

  1. 13.12.2018 Speech

    Opening Address by Minister of State Niels Annen at the Global Launch Event of the Global Counterterrorism Forum - US-German Initiative to Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Threats

  2. 12.12.2018 Press release

    Meeting between Foreign Minister Maas and Polish Foreign Minister Czaputowicz

  3. 12.12.2018 Press release

    Statement on the closure of the OHCHR in Burundi

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