William Hague press conference with German counterpart / cutaways

William Hague press conference with German counterpart / cutaways; Hague press conference SOT - [asked about John Redwood's comments about showing poor judgement] I think we've covered that in the statement yesterday, the work of the FCO has not missed a beat and will not miss a beat at any stage so I haven't spent many minutes away from all the duties of the Foreign Secretary, I don't want to add to that any further Westerwelle press conference SOT - [On Middle East talks] [in German] The beginning of direct talks opens up an opportunity, no more, no less - That's why I expressed cautious optimism - We will call upon all parties involved to continue that process - When I took up office as FM, I made trip to Middle East - There are historic reasons as German Foreign Minister - A lot of scepticism expressed about proximity talks - Today we are witnessing the success of diplomacy - No one is in a position to say what their outcome will be - We will make use of our influence to encourage the moderate and constructive forces to keep the upper hand Hague press conference SOT - And we will do the same, UK and Germany are in complete alignment on that, we look to Netanyahu and Abbas to show perseverance, commitment, courage needed ... Living in peace and security alongside safe and secure Israel and other neighbours in the region, failure would be very serious ... - [asked about aide appointment] I think we've covered that in the statement yesterday, clear someone who is rather fed up with the political world now, and who can blame him, but I think we covered that in the statement yesterday so I'm not going to add to it Hague and Westerwelle exit presser