Died "architect" of its foreign policy Egon Bar
Veteran foreign policy, a supporter of rapprochement between Germany and Russia Egon Bar died at the age of 93 years old of a massive heart attack in Germany, informs on the last working day of the week printed illustrated edition.
"He was a great citizen of Europe. With him the SPD (Social democratic party of Germany - ed.) lost a huge personality. We wish strength to his family And friends ", - reported in the Twitter party on the social network.
Egon Bar participated in the Second world war From 1942 to 1944. After years of working in journalism in 1960 at the invitation of Willy Brandt headed the press service of Berlin. Starting only his political career as an adviser To the Minister under the late 1960's, a Bar was the author of the concept of "change through rapprochement" that suggested a rapprochement between Germany and the USSR And the other socialist countries And led to a d?tente in relations between the FRG, the GDR And the USSR. Later he held the positions of Minister of economic cooperation of Germany, Federal Executive Secretary of the SPD, led the Institute for the study of peace, University of Hamburg. From 1972 to 1990 he was elected people's Deputy of the Bundestag.
As explained by the head of the SPD, the Vice-Chancellor And Minister of economy And energy of Germany Sigmar Gabriel, the Bar was a great social Democrat And resident in Europe." German social Democrats And the majority of citizens in Germany And Europe saddened by the departure of this courageous, fair And great social Democrat, the architect of German unity, the policy of freedom And true European, " Gabriel wrote on his page century
"A bar is largely believed in the power of freedom And power in negotiations, that was the basis policy of "change through rapprochement" (aimed at rapprochement of Germany with the countries of the socialist And East Germany - ed.)" Eastern policy "Willy Brandt And Egon Bar has become a key condition for overcoming the division of Germany And Europe," said Gabriel.
Egon Bar until the last days was actively involved in German politics. For example, He criticized the cooling in relations between Russia And Germany on the background of the Ukrainian fall. Delivering a speech in Berlin in may this year, the Bar said that " relations between Germany And Russia is important for the maintenance of peace And stability in the European Union ". He condemned the policy of the punishment relative to Russia, calling it " an instrument of danger ". A Bar was put by mistake the exception of the capital of Russia from the format of the " big eight ".
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