German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to celebrate her 60th birthday at a reception with hundreds of guests by inviting a scientist to give a lecture, a report said on May 18.
Merkel, a trained physical chemist, reaches the milestone in July when her Christian Democrats plan to throw an event at party headquarters for around 500 people, according to Der Spiegel news magazine.
Like for her 50th in 2004, when to general surprise, a brain researcher spoke at a similar event for Merkel, then still just party leader, a scientific lecture is again in the works, it said.
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“It’s said that Merkel has not yet decided which professor will speak,” Der Spiegel said, adding that invitations were due to be sent out after last month’s European elections.
(AFP)
德國總理梅克爾想在一場有數百名賓客參與的宴會上,邀請一名科學家演說,以慶祝她六十歲生日,一則報導五月十八日指出。
專業物理化學家梅克爾,七月將進入這個(人生)里程碑,她的基督教民主黨屆時計畫在黨總部舉辦約五百人參與的宴會,「明鏡」新聞雜誌報導。
報導說如同二00四年梅克爾五十歲生日,一名腦科研究者在為她舉辦的類似宴會上發表演說,令人大感驚奇,當時她還只是黨魁,一場科學演講又再次籌備中。
「據說梅克爾還沒決定哪位教授將發表演說,」明鏡指出,還補充說邀請函預定上月歐洲議會選舉後寄出。
(法新社/翻譯:魏國金)
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