The head of the Petersburg dialogue " from Germany will be Pofalla, Merkel ally
Tatyana Firsova. The Chairman of the Russian-German public forum "Petersburg dialogue" elected ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Former head of the Federal Chancellery Ronald Pofalla, informs on Tuesday a press-service of the organization.
"Former Minister Ronald Pofalla at today's meeting of the members of the organization unanimously elected as the new Chairman. So, now he will lead the coordination Committee from the German side ", - is told in the message a press-services received in the Last news .
in 2014 the forum was cancelled at the initiative of the German side in connection with events in Ukraine. Then certain members of the management Board on the German side wanted to get from the German leadership to reform the organization, which, from their point of view, is not an objective position in relation to Russia. In response, the German authorities announced a reform of the " Petersburg dialogue ", which includes as well as moving among them as the head of the German coordination division of the forum, ex-Prime Minister of the GDR Lothar de maizi?re for his " Pro-Russian position ".
Pofalla was Deputy Chairman of fraction of party of Merkel in the Bundestag and head of the Ministry of the Federal Chancellor (2009-2013).
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