RSSMerkel calls for strong deal on climate
From: The Washington Times | November 3, 2009
UPDATED: WASHINGTON (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in a speech Tuesday to the U.S. Congress, exhorting the world to “overcome the walls of the 21st Century” and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently interrupted by robust applause, Merkel reiterated her country’s commitment to fostering security in Afghanistan and also said that a nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran “is not acceptable.” In the first address by a German chancellor to Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957, Merkel put special emphasis on the need for a …
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