French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Wednesday to ramp up defense cooperation as the new German leader visited Paris on his first trip abroad. The two announced that a Franco-German Defense and Security Council would be established and meet regularly. France 24 Senior Reporter James André brings us the latest from the Élysée Palace.
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