Brandenburg President Calls for More Respect, Understanding Between East and West Germany

Ulrike Liedtke wants West Germans to explore the East. She believes this will help bridge the divide and promote unity.

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2025 October 27 . 3:03 AM

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Brandenburg President Calls for More Respect, Understanding Between East and West Germany

Ulrike Liedtke, President of the Brandenburg State Parliament and member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has called for greater respect for the East on German Unity Day. She urges West Germans to visit and get to know the East better.

Liedtke acknowledges that travel mobility is currently more prevalent from the East to the West, rather than the other way around. She believes this needs to change to foster a deeper understanding between the two regions.

She emphasizes that, despite the fall of the Berlin Wall 31 years ago, there is still work to be done to achieve a truly united Germany. Liedtke suggests that disrespectful comments about the East's democratic traditions should be avoided to promote unity and understanding.

Ulrike Liedtke, Brandenburg's President of the State Parliament, has highlighted the need for more respect and understanding between the East and West of Germany. She encourages West Germans to visit the East and calls for an end to disrespectful comments about the East's democratic traditions.