Merkel, 64, has no record of serious health problems. She was attending the resignation ceremony of Attorney General Katarina Barley at the time of the tremor. Barry will go to the European Parliament to serve as a member of Parliament.
As Steinmeier spoke, Merkel stood beside him, her upper body began to tremble apparently, and then she seemed to be struggling with her arms. Someone gave her a glass of water, but she refused to drink when Stanmel spoke.
Berlin is being hit by a heat wave.
After celebrating with Steinmeier, Merkel went to the German House of Commons to take the oath of office of the new attorney general. She showed no signs of shivering, looked relaxed, and talked and laughed with Vice Premier Olaf Scholz.
Asked if Merkel would attend this weekend's G20 summit in Japan, the spokesman said: "Everything will go according to plan. The Prime Minister is in good health. Merkel then flew to Osaka for the G20 summit.
Another government official told Reuters that Merkel attributed her tremor on June 18 to drinking too little water and too much coffee in hot weather, but on Thursday it was more psychological because she was trying to avoid a repeat.
"Memories of last week's incident led to today's situation, so it's a psychological problem," the official said. "There's nothing to worry about."
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