Sonja N., a German nurse abducted in Somalia nearly seven years ago, released a video appealing for help as her health declines. The German government has faced challenges tracking its nationals kidnapped abroad, with estimates showing hundreds abducted in various nations, particularly Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Syria. In response to kidnappings, a crisis team at the Foreign Ministry coordinates negotiations across multiple agencies. Jurgen Chrobog, who managed such teams, emphasizes building trust with intermediaries to ensure successful negotiations for the release of hostages.
The main thing is to first of all pull out all the stops, build trust with intermediaries to find out what has happened and what the demands are.
Hundreds of German nationals are estimated to have been kidnapped abroad over the past decades, making their rescue a precarious situation requiring careful negotiation.
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