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State of North Rhine-Westphalia fires Soyeon Schröder-Kim after attending celebration at Russian embassy
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After former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and his wife Soyeon Schröder-Kim attended a reception at the Russian Embassy in Berlin, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia took action.
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The controversial visit to a ceremony at the Russian embassy has consequences for the wife of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Soyeon Schröder-Kim. A North Rhine-Westphalia state trade agency terminated its employment contract with the 55-year-old man without notice – there were already several notices.
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Dusseldorf. After former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and his wife Soyeon Schröder-Kim attended a reception at the Russian Embassy in Berlin, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia took action. State trade agency NRW.Global Business has parted ways with Schröder-Kim: “Ms. Schröder-Kim has been released with immediate effect and the employment relationship will now be terminated by NRW.Global Business without notice,” a spokeswoman said. voice for the Minister of Economy of the NRW, Mona Neubaur (Green), the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” on Tuesday.
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Schröder-Kim worked for NRW.Global Business as a representative in South Korea. According to the North Rhine-Westphalian firm, the ex-chancellor’s wife has been warned several times not to comment on politically sensitive issues as a representative – in particular the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Apparently, Schröder-Kim’s visit to a ceremony at the Russian embassy eventually led to her resignation.
On the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany on May 9, the Russian embassy invited him to a party. Individual German politicians also participated, including former Chancellor Schröder and AfD leader Tino Chrupalla. The visit by Schröder and Schröder-Kim had caused criticism last week. The visit now has concrete consequences for the ex-chancellor’s wife. According to the agency, the termination of the employment relationship had been previously analyzed in court. “This review is now complete,” she said.
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According to the embassy, representatives of CIS member states and “friendly countries” in Asia and Africa, as well as veterans, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the German public attended the reception of the Russian mission. Many German politicians did not attend the celebrations in protest against Russia’s war against Ukraine.
RND/hyd/dpa