The new German Education Minister Johanna Wanka (L) and German Labor Minister &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ursula+von+der+Leyen&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=4249207 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Ursula von der Leyen&lt;/a&gt; speak to one another as they arrive for the German federal cabinet meeting on February 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. High on the cabinet meeting agenda will be Germany's military role in Mali, for which the country has already promised logistical support based on the situation on the ground to help an initial battle against Islamic insurgents. Germany has also pledged two C-160 transport planes as well as backing an EU plan to send 200 military advisers to the African nation.