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6/5/09

Al Jazeera English - Obama meets Merkel in Germany

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Obama meets Merkel in Germany

Relations between Merkel and Obama are said to be strained, but Ulrich Wilhelm, a spokesman for Merkel, insisted that since their co-operation during the Nato conference in April, the two leaders have built a strong working relationship. The two leaders are expected to discuss thorny issues such as Germany's commitment to the war in Afghanistan and possibly Berlin's reluctance to take inmates from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay.Following his visit to Germany, Obama will travel to France for talks with Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president. On Saturday, he will join Sarkozy on the Normandy beaches to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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