Bilateral Relations: Angela Merkel to address US Congress on Berlin Wall anniversary

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Washington to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, is speaking later Tuesday to a joint meeting of both houses of the U.S. Congress.

She will be the first German leader to address the House or Senate since Konrad Adenauer in 1957.

Ms. Merkel says the chance to speak to the American lawmakers is a great honor and an opportunity to thank the United States for its support for German unification after the wall came down on November 9 in 1989.

The chancellor also will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday. Their talks are expected to include the war in Afghanistan, Iran's nuclear program, economic issues and global warming.

Agencies

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