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(FILES) - Photo taken on November 4, 2011 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) as she talks with US President Barack Obama prior to the start of a working session on the second day of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes. Obama will travel to Berlin on June 18, 2013 for an official two day visit to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Joachim Gauck. AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON