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epa01775993 Backdropped by a view of the river Danube and the building of the Hungarian Parliament, President of Hungary Laszlo Solyom (L-3) poses for a photo with heads of states - President of Slovenia Danilo Tuerk (L), Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz (L-2), President of Finland Tarja Halonen (C), President of Austria Heinz Fischer (R-4), President of Germany Horst Koehler (R-3), President of Albania Bamir Topi (R-2) and Fra' Matthew Festing (L), the 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta - on the balcony of Alexander Presidential Palace in Budapest, Hungary, 27 June 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, i. e. the opening of the border of the then Communist Hungary towards Austria. EPA/LAJOS SOOS HUNGARY OUT Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt.