it is so important that the american president makes his first stop here in dresden. this is a highly symbolic city. it was a city that was almost completely destroyed during the second world war. it has again turned out to be a jewel of german culture and civilization. the people here are so glad that you have come to see them, because it shows that you also pay tribute to the tremendous efforts they made in those 20 years after the wall of the wall. we have made very good use of that time, talking about the political agenda, pressing issues. president obama yesterday gave a very important speech in cairo, which i think will be an ideal basis for a lot of action in a positive nature regarding the peace process in the middle east. we also talked about a possible time frame for possible progress to be made. i said on behalf of the federal republic of germany that we would like to be helpful in this peace process to the extent possible. we need a two-state solution, we need a viable state of palestinian and a viable state of israel, and whatever we can do to constructiv

it is wonderful to be in the beautiful city of dresden. which is obviously speak in history and as chancellor merkel discussed, has overcome great tragedies, and is now this beautiful city full of hope. i am very grateful to not only chancellor merkel, but to the german people for their hospitality. germany is a close friend and a critical partner to the united states. i believe that friendship is going to be essential not only for our two countries but for the world if we are to make progress on some of the critical issues we face. whether it is national security issues or economic issues, or issues that affect the global like climate change. chancellor merkel mentioned, and i had a very productive discussion. we continue to work closely together to confront the global economic crisis and restore growth and prosperity for our people. the downturn knows no borders. it will take some time by all of us to move forward. at the g-20 we successfully laid out in the parameters for collective action. we have seen on both sides of the atlantic som

we will visit dresden and later go to the former concentration camp. think that this is indeed a trip of a highly symbolic nature. let me remind all of us of the visit to the concentration camp we will take later in the day. it is important that the american president, barack obama, makes his first stop in dresden. this is a symbolic city. it was almost destroyed during the second world war. it was rebuilt after german reunification. it has turned out to be a jewel of german culture. the people here are so glad that you come to see them because it shows that you also pay tribute to the tremendous efforts they made in this 20 years after the fall of the wall. we have made very good use of that time talking about the political agenda, pressing issues. president obama gave a very important speech yesterday in cairo, which i think will be an ideal basis for a lot of fashion of a positive nature, particularly with the peace process in the middle east. he also talked about a time frame for progress to be made. i said on behalf of the federal republic of germ

she and the german people have welcomed me to germany twice, during the nato summit and in dresden. today, i returned the hospitality. angela merkel shares my belief that soap -- no single nation can meet the challenges alone. the united states and germany, one of our closest allies an indispensable partner will continue to play a leadership role across a range of challenges. we are building on the steps we took at the g-20 summit. i underscore our commitment for strengthening financial regulations and i welcome the chancellor angela merkel. as we prepare for the g-8 summit in italy and look ahead to pittsburgh, we agree on the need to avoid protectionism. let me say, to answer, that i have been impressed with your approach to and criminal some pierre i hope the u.s. will match economic today when our house votes on the critical energy bill that will promote a new generation of clean, renewable energy in our country. the chancellor and i discussed the situation in iraq. we speak with one voice. agree that the iranian people have a right to assemble. their bravery in the face of brut

the president held a press conference with german chancellor angela merkel today in dresden. he said the buchenwald camp is the ultimate rebuke for those who deny the holocaust. he will mark the 65th anniversary of the deep-day invasions' tomorrow. -- of the d-day invasions tomorrow. >> panels and offers on the economy, globalization and the merkel worker, homosexual rights, civil rights and so turner truths -- sojourner truth. later, stanley greenberg on advising bill clinton, tony blair, and nelson mandela. he is interviewed by mary matalin. and live on sunday, bill ayers. his latest book is "race course." for a complete schedule, go online to booktv.org. >> now a house hearing on state secrets. the chairman is co-author of legislation to make it harder for the state secrets privilege. this is about 90 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. today's hearing will examine the state secrets privilege. the chart recognizes himself. the legislation that i have introduced with other members of the committee would codify a uniform standards with dealing with claims of the stat

host: david makovsky is the middle east peace director for >> president obama started today in dresden, germany. he later traveled to the buchenwald concentration camp to pay respects. there were stopped in paris and normandie scheduled for tomorrow, and he will mark the 16th anniversary of d-day. he started the trip and saudi arabia before visiting egypt. he gave an address to the muslim world. we will show you that speech sunday at 10:30 eastern here on c-span. next, an arab perspective on the events in cairo. host: i want to begin with this. it is to the essence of what we are about. people should get out of other people's business, there are enough problems at home to worry about. how do you respond to that? of them goes to the heart of the issue you just raised. you have the president of the united states who travels to the muslim world to deliver a speech. almost as if that part of the muslim world was part of the american constituency. this is something that he talked about during his election period. it was almost as if he was trying to live up to a promise that he had given ar

earlier he held a joint news conference with german chancellor angela merkel in dresden. they spoke about relations between the two countries. the president now heads to paris and normandy, france. he'll wrap up his trip with remarks at the u.s. cemetery there. tomorrow is the 65th anniversary of d-day and we plan to carry the president's speech live tomorrow on c-span. >> this weekend on c-span2's book tv, live the midwest largest literary event. the "chicago tribune" printer row litfest. >> for a complete schedule of this weekend's programs and times, go online to booktv.org. >> our party needs, obviously, a lot of work. >> sunday, on c-span's q & a. indiana republican governor mitch daniels on revitaling the gop. >> it needs to look inwardly and think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today and to the -- and to the americans of today, to the young people of the day specifically. maybe i can be a little part of that. you don't have to be a candidate to do that. >> q & a with governor mitch daniels sunday night on c-span. also on xm radio or dow