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Obama to honor NATO's fallen

Print | Comments () Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor April 3, 2009 02:23 PM

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President Obama's weekend schedule, besides the anticipated NATO summit and European Union speech, includes a symbolic flourish and more bilateral meetings with European leaders.

The White House announced this afternoon that on Saturday morning, the president will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel and walk across the Passarelle Mimram, a pedestrian bridge over the Rhine River connecting Kehl, Germany, and Strasbourg, France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet them at the center of the bridge, then they will all walk across the bridge to Strasbourg for a tribute to NATO military personnel, including those killed in action.

After the NATO summit, Obama plans to meet with leaders of Greece.

On Sunday, before the EU summit, Obama plans to meet with Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. Laer, he will hold separate bilateral meetings with leaders of Spain and Poland, and plans to meet with former Czech President Vaclav Havel before leaving for Turkey and the final leg of his trip.

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