AFP, Berlin. When interviewed by the public television, Schoder, Prime Minister of Germany, an important ally of the U.S., excluded the possibility of Germany joining the probably forthcoming war against Iraq led by the U.S.

• (法新社柏林电)美国重要盟邦德国的总理施若德接受公共电视台访问时，排除德国参与美国领导可能即将发动的攻击伊拉克战争。