Our success on this front cannot be made through state actions alone but will need to involve cooperation with civil society groups and structures.

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Earlier, the chancellor said he wanted to make regional public sector pay more "responsive" to private sector wages, with some government departments given the option to move to regional pay structures for civil servants when the current pay freeze ends.

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For this reason, Iranian civil engineers are interested in using it in structures as diverse as dams and sewage pipes and are working on improving it.

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Key discussion topics include the value of sport to civil society, education and culture, most notably with respect to reinforcing family structures and building community.

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"The political foundations from Germany are making an important contribution to the development of democratic structures, the building of a state based on law and the encouragement of civil society, " CDU general secretary Hermann Groehe said in a statement.

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