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German Minister Cancels Syria Trip
[Financial Times-UK] Roula Khalaf and Hugh Williamson - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's foreign minister, on Tuesday abruptly cancelled a planned visit to Syria after President Assad delivered a hard-hitting speech that ridiculed Israel's military offensive in Lebanon and warned against disarming Hizballah. Steinmeier has led European efforts to draw the Assad regime into plans to end the Lebanon-Israel crisis.