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TOKYO (dpa)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes it is possible for Israel and Iran to return to the path of diplomacy despite the heavy air attacks being traded by the arch-rivals.
"It's now important that there is a return to negotiations," the German head of state said during a visit to Tokyo.
Steinmeier said this prospect "presupposes that there will be no further escalation in the Middle East, that the conflict between Israel and Iran does not turn into a conflagration for the entire region."
If a wider regional conflict could be prevented, he believed there was still a chance of finding a way back to negotiations, Steinmeier added.
The German president, whose role is largely ceremonial, arrived in Japan earlier on Wednesday for a three-day visit, holding talks with Emperor Naruhito.
