China News Agency, Paris, January 22 (Reporter Li Yang) France and Germany jointly commemorated the 60th anniversary of the signing of the "Elysee Treaty" in Paris on January 22 local time, seeking to deepen cooperation.
Both France and Germany attach great importance to this commemoration.
According to the official arrangements of the two countries, the relevant activities are tightly arranged and last for one day.
German Chancellor Scholz made a special trip to Paris to attend the event.
According to German officials, all cabinet members of the German government and 140 members of the German Bundestag visited France together with Scholz.
The 60th anniversary of the signing of the "Elysee Treaty" was held at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
French President Macron and Scholz delivered speeches respectively. They both emphasized the importance of Franco-German cooperation to Europe.
Macron said that France and Germany should be "the driving forces for the reconstruction of Europe"; Europe needs to establish a new energy model and should also encourage innovation.
Scholz pointed out that the future of Europe depends on the leadership of Germany and France, and the two countries will jointly maintain peace in Europe.
French and German leaders and cabinet members of the two countries then went to the Elysee Palace for talks.
After the talks, Macron and Scholz jointly held a press conference to introduce the results of the event.
On the same day, they also visited the industrial project exhibition of cooperation between the two countries.
France and Germany issued a joint statement that night.
The statement outlined the main points of deepening cooperation between the two countries, including jointly responding to changes in the strategic environment and strengthening defense cooperation, dealing with economic, energy, and environmental issues at the European level, and seeking to build a more efficient EU.
In addition, the Ukraine crisis remains one of the focal points of the talks between the leaders of France and Germany.
Macron said that France did not rule out the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Leclerc main battle tanks, but this would be conditional.
Scholz said that Germany will continue to conduct close consultations with its allies on whether to provide Ukraine with "Leopard" tanks, and will take actions according to specific circumstances.
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