Federal government – Munich – Baerbock is committed to conscription even in times of war – Bavaria
Munich (dpa) – Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock clearly rejects conscription in Germany, also with a view to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. She does not believe that it makes sense for security – also with a view to the highly specialized times – to work for people who may not want to do the Bundeswehr or alternative service, said the Greens politician at a question and answer session on Friday citizens in Munich. “Especially not when we are in a situation where an incredible number of people – younger, but also older – say: We want to volunteer.”
The Foreign Minister pointed out that in Germany, for example, there are all the federal volunteer programs and that the financial resources are not yet sufficient to enable anyone who wants to volunteer to do so.
Baerbock ended her multi-day trip to Germany in Munich on Friday. With the “listening tour” the Foreign Minister wanted to find out which issues Germans are concerned with in terms of their security. The background to this is that the Federal Foreign Office is responsible for preparing the first comprehensive national security strategy for the Federal Government.
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