BRITAIN GERMANY MERKEL DIPLOMACYBritish Prime Minister David Cameron ( L ) shake hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ( R ) at Chequers in Buckinghamshire , Britain , 31 October 2010 . Chancellor Merkel ' s visit coincided with a major security alert sparked by the discovery of two parcel bombs on US - bound planes in Britain and Dubai , the British package having been transported from Yemen via a German airport . EPA / STEVE PARSONS / POOL < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >