PARIS: NATO leaders’ second day Summit comes as France is rejoining the alliances’ integrated command after a hiatus of more than four decades. It also marks the debut of Albania and Croatia on the NATO stage.
In a ceremony at the start of the meeting, U.S. President Barack Obama joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other heads of state on the German side of the Rhine River for a symbolic walk across a bridge leading into France.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy coming from the French side joined the leaders half way.
This symbolic ceremony aims at paying homage to all those who sacrificed their lives in discharging duties during the NATO’s 60 years of history.
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