Wednesday, 16 October 2019, Toulouse, Occitanie: A Franco-German Council of Ministers was held together with Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and members of the Federal German Cabinet and the French Government.
Additionally Germany’s Federal Plenipotentiary for Cultural Affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation, Premier of North Rhine-Wesphalia, Armin Laschet, partook therein as were the officials in charge for European affairs, Minister of State Michael Roth (Germany) and State Secretary Amélie de Montchalin (France).
This get-together in Toulouse is the first Franco-German Council of Ministers to take place since the signing of the Treaty of Aachen. The Aachen Treaty is the counter model to ‘my country first’. More community, more exchange, more Europe. This renewed Franco-German Friendship Treaty demonstrates the capacity of Germany and France to act and further intensifies the cooperation between our two countries”, said Premier Armin Laschet as per statement below.
Exchange with the President of the Occitan Region, Carole Delga
Premier Laschet subsequently held a tête-à-tête with Carole Delga, President of the Regional Council of the Southern French Region of Occitanie, for political talks in Toulouse. One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the deepening of cooperation between the French regions and the German Länder as laid down in the Aachen Treaty.
For further information
Region Occitanie: https://www.laregion.fr
NRW Government: https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2018/08/27/armin-laschet-plenipotentiary-of-franco-german-culture/
Amélie de Montchalin: https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2019/04/09/amelie-de-montchalin-for-european-affairs/
Photography by Land NRW, Michael von Aulock.
