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Steinmeier remembers the Berlin Wall, commitment is needed for democracy

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(ANSA) - BERLIN, AUGUST 13 - "August 13 was a fatal day for Germany and for the world". This was stated by the president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the commemoration ceremony underway in Berlin for the 60th anniversary of the construction of the border, which divided the city for 28 years until 1989. "The Berlin Wall literally cemented the division of the world", he said underlining how "violent and inhuman" was this division, which prevented contact between relatives, separating families and friends. Speaking on Bernaeuer Strasse, Steinmeier stressed that the memory of the events of August 13 marks "a cheresta challenge" forever. "Freedom and democracy are not given by nature and are not achieved forever", warned the State Capodello. "It takes commitment and passion to keep them ", he insisted, adding," think about it when you vote again now ".

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