德国总理默克尔呼吁美国与德国合作，“共同战胜21世纪的墙”。她以此来纪念柏林墙倒塌20周年。默克尔星期二在华盛顿向美国参众两院联席会议发表了讲话。上个星期刚刚开始第二届任期的默克尔感谢美国议员和人民在1989年柏林墙倒塌后对德国统一的支持。
但是默克尔也呼吁美国议员关注现在的墙，其中包括气候变化问题。她敦促议员们支持即将于12月在哥本哈根出台的国际气候公约。她的讲话频频被掌声打断。这位德国总理还重申了德国对于阿富汗和以色列安全的支持，并且表示允许伊朗拥有原子弹是不可接受的。
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the United States to work with Germany to “overcome the walls of the 21st century,” as she marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Chancellor Merkel made the remarks in Washington Tuesday as she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.Ms. Merkel – who began her second term in office last week – thanked U.S. lawmakers and the American people for their support of the reunification of Germany after the wall came down (on November 9) in 1989.
But the chancellor called on U.S. lawmakers to focus on current walls, including the problem of climate change. She urged lawmakers to support a global climate agreement at the December climate conference in Copenhagen.Frequently interrupted by applause, the chancellor also reiterated Germany’s support for security in Afghanistan and Israel, and said a nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran is not acceptable.