国际英语资讯:World leaders honor former German Chancellor Kohl in Strasbourg
<p><span word="STRASBOURG">STRASBOURG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 1-- <span word="Gathering">Gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unified">unified</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Helmut">Helmut</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 16.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hemicycle">hemicycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reconstruction">reconstruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Franco">Franco</span>-<span word="German">German</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saluted">saluted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Trajani">Trajani</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Felipe">Felipe</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Dmitri">Dmitri</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicolas">Nicolas</span> <span word="Sarkozy">Sarkozy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span>, <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span>.</p><p><span word="Maike">Maike</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>-<span word="Richter">Richter</span>, <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helmut">Helmut</span> <span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>.</p><p><span word="Kohl">Kohl</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1982 <span word="to">to</span> 1998 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="from">from</span> 1973 <span word="to">to</span> 1998, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="reunification">reunification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p>
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