G 20 meeting next week Demonstration in front of WCCB
Bonn · It will be busy next Thursday with G20 foreign ministers descending upon Bonn and the World Conference Center. Authorities have allowed a planned demonstration to be held within earshot of the WCCB.
When foreign ministers of the G20 nations meet at the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB) on Thursday, February 16, there will be a protest in close proximity to the WCCB. Police and federal authorities have agreed to let the demonstration be “within seeing and hearing distance” of the WCCB. Martin Behrsing, who registered the protest and is spokesperson of the group, released the information on Thursday. It was confirmed by Bonn police spokesperson, Robert Scholten to General Anzeiger.
In a previous discussion with police about where the demonstration could be held, Behrsing said police wanted to limit protesters to a space outside of seeing or hearing distance from the WCCB and the foreign ministers meeting. Behrsing said he is content with the end result of their discussions. “For our alliance of groups, this is a successful result, also with respect to the planned protest in conjunction with the climate conference in November in Bonn,” he said.
Themes that will run through next week’s protest include the Syrian conflict, the new political course of the U.S., and politics aimed against the Kurdish people. “We are pleased that we could come to an agreement with police and that our ending rally will be only around 30 meters away from our originally planned area,” said Behrsing. (Orig. text: lis)
