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Celebrating Fall Of Berlin Wall
BBC NEWS published: 2009/11/09 23:56:02 GMT
On November 9, 2009, marking the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall, World leaders have said the battle against injustice around the world must continue.
German chancellor Ms Merkel presided over the Monday's celebrations. She led a procession of leaders through the Brandenburg Gate: the symbol of German reunification in 1990.
Ms Merkel said the anniversary was a reminder to "take on the challenges of our time" from poverty to climate change and "the defense of human rights all over the world".
British Prime Minister Mr. Brown said: "Let me thank you, the people of Berlin, for showing that in a troubled world with an Africa in poverty, and a Darfur in agony, a Zimbabwe in tears and a Burma in chains, individuals even when in pain need not suffer forever without hope."
French President Mr. Sarkozy said the anniversary was "a call to fight oppression and to tear down all the walls that still separate the world, that divide cities, regions and nations".
Russian President Mr. Medvedev said confrontation was in the past and now was the time to "build a different, new, better world".
