GERMANY-BERLIN-BUNDESTAG-CHANCELLOR-SPEECH

(260318) -- BERLIN, March 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a speech to the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2026. Merz on Wednesday called for efforts to achieve a swift end to the war against Iran through diplomatic means, warning that the ongoing conflict damages all parties, including the United States.