The German ambassador was invited to the Foreign Minister of Portugal, where he served protest for Schaeuble statements
The Portuguese Foreign Ministry today called Germany's ambassador and handed a protest against the recent controversial statements which proceeded the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on a possible new stimulus program of Lisbon, said AFP sources informed about the case.
The German ambassador Ulrich Brantempourgk had asked the Portuguese Foreign Ministry on June 30, the day after the statements made by Schäuble on the budgetary situation of Portugal, causing strong reactions in Lisbon, explained the sources.
"Portugal will commit a serious error if it does not meet its commitments. You need in this case for a new support program, and will take ", but will be accompanied by conditions which will be" very hard and it will not be in the interests of Portugal, "warned the conservative German Finance Minister in press conference had given in Berlin.
The Portuguese Finance Ministry had hastened to reply that "no consideration whatsoever new support program".
"The Portuguese Government considers these statements unjust and unfriendly and made its displeasure to the German authorities through normal diplomatic channels," was made after the uproar that broke the heads of diplomacy of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva, in an interview weekly newspaper Expresso.
Since then both Portugal and Germany made efforts to de-dramatization diplomatic mini-episode.
The Portuguese Foreign Ministry today called Germany's ambassador and handed a protest against the recent controversial statements which proceeded the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on a possible new stimulus program of Lisbon, said AFP sources informed about the case.
The German ambassador Ulrich Brantempourgk had asked the Portuguese Foreign Ministry on June 30, the day after the statements made by Schäuble on the budgetary situation of Portugal, causing strong reactions in Lisbon, explained the sources.
"Portugal will commit a serious error if it does not meet its commitments. You need in this case for a new support program, and will take ", but will be accompanied by conditions which will be" very hard and it will not be in the interests of Portugal, "warned the conservative German Finance Minister in press conference had given in Berlin.
The Portuguese Finance Ministry had hastened to reply that "no consideration whatsoever new support program".
"The Portuguese Government considers these statements unjust and unfriendly and made its displeasure to the German authorities through normal diplomatic channels," was made after the uproar that broke the heads of diplomacy of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva, in an interview weekly newspaper Expresso.
Since then both Portugal and Germany made efforts to de-dramatization diplomatic mini-episode.
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