In the congratulatory letter, the President expresses belief that with the approaching twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall the well-deserved trust placed in the German Chancellor by German voters will precondition a stronger Germany and Europe as well as their economic recovery.

"I hope that I will soon have the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the issues of most concern to Europe and our countries. I sincerely wish you the best of success in your important and challenging work," the President writes in the letter.