Symbolic crossing of the Brandenburg Gate

President of the Republic meets the Burgomaster of Berlin

The President of the Republic was received in the Berlin City Council by the City’s Burgomaster, Klaus Wowereit, who bade him welcome and hosted a reception.

The meeting was held prior to the presentation of an interactive virtual view of the city and to a session during which the President of the Republic addressed a speech.

Later, the Burgomaster led the President and Mrs. Cavaco Silva on a visit to the Brandenburg Gate, where he recounted details of the city’s history while crossing the Gate, from the Western entrance to the Eastern exit.

You can read the President’s speech here