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New treaty for stronger cooperation
On Jan. 22, 1963, the president of the French Republic, Charles de Gaulle, and the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer, met in Paris to sign a cooperation treaty. The so-called “Élysée Treaty” aimed at achieving reconciliation between their two nations.
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n Jan. 22, 1963, the president of the French Republic, Charles de Gaulle, and the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer, met in Paris to sign a cooperation treaty. The so-called “Élysée Treaty” aimed at achieving reconciliation between their two nations. It set the goal for increased cooperation between Germany and France in the areas of international relations, defense and education. It became the symbol of the relationship forged between France and Germany.
Today, France and Germany share a common ambition for the European project: a democratic, sovereign and united Europe, a competitive Europe, a Europe that is a basis for prosperity and defends its economic and social model and its cultural diversity, a Europe that promotes an open society, based on shared values of pluralism, solidarity and justice, a Europe that is ready to assert its global role to promote international peace and security.
On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the “Elysée Treaty”, a new treaty was signed in Aachen, Germany, on Tuesday, by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The new Aachen treaty has the ambition to foster economic, social and fiscal convergence between the two countries, to support and facilitate the learning of the language of each other and on the international stage, to strengthen their cooperation in foreign policy, security and defense.
Germany and France are committed to seize the opportunity of their joint presence at the United Nations Security Council in 2019 to 2020 for joint initiatives, including in the field of conflict prevention and to increase coordination in the European Union regarding UN matters.
