Merkel sees Germany and France as drivers of European unity
20 Jan 2019; DW: German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance and significance of German-French ties in a video message posted on Saturday.
After centuries of war between the two countries, the friendship that now exists between Berlin and Paris was "anything but self-evident," she said.
Her remarks come just days before she and French President Emmanuel Macron are due to sign a new friendship treaty in the city of Aachen.