In this context, it was also regarding steps towards European independence in the areas of energy, defense and strategic raw materials. The situation in the Sahel region, where Germany and France are involved in the fight once morest Islamist terrorism, was also discussed.
Scholz and Macron also discussed bilateral relations between the two countries with a view to the next Franco-German Council of Ministers. For the German Chancellor, it was the second official meeting with Macron in Paris following his inaugural visit in December. “Whether at the G7 meeting in Elmau, the NATO summit or here in Paris – it’s good that we are in close contact on the many pressing issues of the day,” Scholz wrote on Twitter on the occasion of the meeting.
The two had seen each other at a series of international summits in the past few days. They also visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv last month.
