MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
The President of the Republic met with Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Wednesday 2 October 2024, during his trip to Germany to participate in the Berlin Global Dialogue. The two leaders prepared the main issues of the next European Council on 17 and 18 October:
– European competitiveness, based on the findings made by Mr Mario Draghi in his recent report and in line with the joint Franco-German contribution adopted in Meseberg last May;
– effective protection of the EU’s external borders, in particular through the implementation of the European Pact on Asylum and Migration and the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to improve returns and readmissions;
– continued European Union support for Ukraine in the face of Russian military aggression, for as long and as intensely as necessary, as Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure intensify and winter approaches;
– the call for military de-escalation in the Middle East, condemning in the strongest terms Iran’s strikes against Israel on 1 October, and asking all parties to exercise the greatest restraint to avoid a regional conflagration. The President of the Republic and the German Chancellor agreed to remain in close contact to work towards peace and security for all in the Middle East.
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