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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) at the "West Balkan Conference" at the chancellery in Berlin August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Markus Schreiber/Pool (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS Stock Photo -
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