Germany has had no contact with kidnappers

German leaders said today they still have had no contact with the kidnappers of a German woman seized in Iraq and Chancellor Angela Merkel said considering paying a ransom was "not up for discussion" at this time.

Susanne Osthoff and her Iraqi driver were taken last Friday, and were pictured in a videotape blindfolded on a floor, with militants - one armed with a rocket propelled grenade - standing beside them.