German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Orban on Monday as part of the 'Pan-European Picnic' anniversary.
The symbolic event 30 years ago was a show of support for a united Europe that led to the first exodus from behind the Iron Curtain.
"The picnic was the biggest mass exodus from the GDR since the construction of the wall in 1961. The picnic turned into a world event and reflected the values of "solidarity, freedom and a humane Europe," Merkel said, thanking Hungary for playing its part in opening the borders.
Merkel and her Hungarian counterpart attended a service at the Protestant church in Sopron, a city near Hungary's border with Austria, where hundreds of East Germans took advantage of the picnic and fled West.
"Sopron is an example of how much we Europeans can achieve, if we courageously stand up for our indivisible values," the German Chancellor added.
Read more: Merkel meets Orban in Hungary to commemorate ′Pan-European Picnic′ | News | DW | 19.08.2019
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The symbolic event 30 years ago was a show of support for a united Europe that led to the first exodus from behind the Iron Curtain.
"The picnic was the biggest mass exodus from the GDR since the construction of the wall in 1961. The picnic turned into a world event and reflected the values of "solidarity, freedom and a humane Europe," Merkel said, thanking Hungary for playing its part in opening the borders.
Merkel and her Hungarian counterpart attended a service at the Protestant church in Sopron, a city near Hungary's border with Austria, where hundreds of East Germans took advantage of the picnic and fled West.
"Sopron is an example of how much we Europeans can achieve, if we courageously stand up for our indivisible values," the German Chancellor added.
Read more: Merkel meets Orban in Hungary to commemorate ′Pan-European Picnic′ | News | DW | 19.08.2019
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