French Prime Minister Elizabeth Born and German Chancellor Olaf Schultz reaffirmed the strong relations between France and Germany during their meeting in Berlin on Friday.
The meeting came weeks after reports that there was no harmony in French -German relations on major issues, including energy, defense and industrial policies.
“It is clear that the more difficult times, the more important the French -German partnership,” said Schultz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, after a meeting with Born in Berlin on Friday.
“The French -German relations are exceptionally rich and rich,” Schultz added, adding that it will deepen.
Schultz and Bourne signed a declaration of solidarity between their two countries in the energy sector.
In the Energy Agreement negotiated by German Economy Minister Robert Habik and French Energy Minister Anis Banier Runcher, Germany has pledged to deliver electricity supplies to France.
In turn, France pledged to provide Germany with gas supplies.
“Friends support each other in times of need. Germany and France are joint European solidarity,” Schultz said.
Born also said: “The friendship between our two countries is very important.
It has already been proven to bear the tests and overcome many challenges,” she said, adding that she “has already proven that it is able to create solutions, and then pushing Europe forward. ”
The French Prime Minister confirmed the solidarity of the two countries on the issue of electricity and mutual gas supplies in the next winter of the crisis.
It also stressed the intention of the two countries together to continue their support for Ukraine.
Born, who took office last May, was already scheduled to travel to Berlin last September. But the visit was postponed due to the injury of Schultz with the Corona virus.
Born’s trip to Berlin is seen as an attempt to revive the German -French relations that have been strained in recent months, due to the different positions on a number of issues and the lack of communication as it is clear in the postponement of a joint ministerial council meeting, which was already scheduled at the end of last October..
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