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The Times called "Man of the year"
Baku, December 26 AZERTAC
Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel on reviews British newspaper The Times became the " Man of the year " for his contribution to the strengthening of security in the European Union.
German Chancellor gave himself as indispensable cardinal this year, when relations between East and West were strained to the limit. It took under the supervision of the dialogues of the capital of Russia and the West after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, emphasizes The Times." Merkel is a prominent European politician and the only one of the most powerful women in the world, " writes the journal, reports TASS. Merkel and the truth took part in the negotiations between Russia and the West. It is not seldom advocated the introduction of new penalties relative to the capital of Russia, during the last period of time emphasizing that the adoption of restrictions steadily as Russia, in her expressions, does not respect the sovereignty of Ukraine. At the same time, Merkel said that if the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin said about the territorial integrity of Ukraine, he must believe in the word. In addition, she said that the European Union wants to have a partnership with the Russian Federation and wants to have a dialogue with Moscow on a range of issues, as well as among them on security issues.