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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Tuesday.

Die Welt:

Given the advance of the separatists in eastern Ukraine, the American government is considering militarily supporting the Ukrainian government. As the New York Times reported, the Obama administration has taken delivery of weapons to Ukraine into consideration. "Germany will not support the Ukraine with weapons. I am firmly convinced that this conflict can not be solved militarily," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

The German government hopes that the Greek reform progress continues to be inspected by the troika of international lenders - the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. There is no reason to depart from the established mechanism, said a spokeswoman of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- On his first foreign trip as Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras warned on Monday against the consequences of withdrawal of his country from the euro zone. Such a move would endanger the stability of Southeast Europe, said Tsipras after a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades in Nicosia. Enditem