French, German leaders meet amid rift over energy, economy

PARIS, 27 October 2022, (TON): French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz thrashed it out for three hours in Paris on Wednesday in hopes of bridging gaps between the two neighbors and key European Union allies on issues including energy, defense and the economy.

Macron and Scholz discussed their differences over a working lunch at the Elysee presidential palace. In a tweet, Scholz called the meeting on European energy supply, rising prices and joint defense projects very good and important.

Scholz added “Germany and France stand close together and are approaching the challenges together.”

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