Conscription Restoration in Germany Not on Agenda - Interior Minister

The restoration of nationwide conscription in Germany is not on the agenda, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Wednesday.

BERLIN (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the minister unveiled and the government approved new civil defense plan for the emergency situations. Media speculated that the government considered restoration of the conscription in case of an emergency.

"The issue of the conscription is not on the agenda," de Maiziere told journalists.

He went on to explain that the armed forces would have a special authority to demand the postal service to deliver certain messages in case of emergency.