Germany’s foreign minister said plans for a national Holocaust memorial in Berlin should be postponed until after the Sept. 27 national elections. Klaus Kinkel was quoted in a German newspaper as calling the issue too sensitive for discussion during “the heated phase of an election battle.” Chancellor Helmut Kohl has called for a decision this month on the controversial project.
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