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Article: German foreign minister visits Russia's Kaliningrad region
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- February 12, 2004
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FRIEDER REIMOLD, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
02-12-2004
Dateline: KALININGRAD, Russia
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on Thursday established his country's first diplomatic presence in the once-German city since it came under Soviet control after World War II.
Before heading to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, Fischer swore in Germany's first consul-general in the Baltic Sea city _ Cornelius Sommer, who previously served as ambassador to Finland. The German government is still seeking a site for a consulate.
Fischer also laid flowers at the grave of philosopher Immanuel Kant, a native of the city once known as Koenigsberg, to mark ...