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epa02121076 A handout picture released by the German Federal Government shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel ( 2-L ) along with the German Ambassador in Italy , Michael Steiner , after arriving at the airport in Rome , Italy , 17 April 2010 . Merkel was forced to stop over in Lisbon on 16 April due to the volcanic ashes while on her flight back from the USA . Merkelher delegation will head on to Bolzano in northern Italy by bus .  EPA/GUIDO BERGMANN / HANDOUT  EDITORIAL USE ONLY