Steinmeier: numbers offer ‘shortsighted’ view of Franco-German relationship

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius celebrated the French-German relations at a meeting in Berlin on 15 October 2014, dealing with regional and bilateral issues, from military intervention in conflicts to economic challenges.

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