Xinhua News Agency, B哥路erlin, October 3 (Repo都少rter Zhang Yuan Ren 離慢Ke) German President Steinme信好ier and Chancellor Angela錯做 Merkel delivered speech得藍es on the 3rd, calling on什討 the people of eastern an很這d western Germany to uni為計te and eliminate regional disp水師arities.

Germany held a commemoration of th國自e 30th anniversary of the reu姐笑nification of the two Germanys in Potsd雨遠am, southwest of the capita農商l Berlin. Steinmeier, Merkel, Pr離間esident of the Bundestag Schaeuble相舞 and President of the 鄉有Federal Constitutional鐘哥 Court Habart attende男從d the meeting. Due to the epide會們mic, the scale of the eve雪務nt was reduced, and only 志門more than 200 people attended the even媽麗t, all of whom wore masks.

In his speech, Steinmei鐵但er called on people in the east and 術器west to stay united, eliminate g樂城rievances, listen to each 遠物other and learn from each other. He sai高裡d that from the prevention and con下森trol of the new crown e外人pidemic, it can be seen that理也 the German people will a煙視ct strongly and responsibly if厭都 they remain united. In her speec家朋h, Merkel called on the German p船都eople to show courage.報湖 She said: "Have the 討暗courage to explore new paths in the小訊 epidemic, have the courage to effecti文腦vely close the gap between Ea歌技st and West, and have 森區the courage to relentle公花ssly strive for and fight for the i門新ntegration of the who月器le society."

Since the reunification of t個什he two Germanys, the development gap 紅快between the east and the家友 west has always been a major problem i熱近n German society. In order 白時to eliminate the gap and promote integ電章ration, the German governme雪們nt has adopted a series o資去f measures, including t議時he collection of a "solidarit媽北y tax" to support the co亮件nstruction of the east.

According to a poll re的科leased by Germany recently, nearly謝頻 two-thirds of the respondent跳朋s believe that the task of reunifyi議視ng the two Germanys has not yet bee煙通n completed, and there i子站s still a large gap between the east a一醫nd the west. On October 3, 1990, th廠畫e GDR and the Federal Republic 舞歌of Germany officially 醫光announced their reunification, and th白房is day was designated as現子 the Reunification Day.