German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures to U.S. President George W. Bush as she stands with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush at the historic market square of the north-eastern German town of Stralsund at the Baltic Sea July 13, 2006. Merkel hosts Bush on Thursday in a visit intended to solidify their ties and likely to focus on Iran and her concerns about the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. REUTERS/Peter Kneffel/Pool (GERMANY)