Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that a new Franco-German friendship treaty was a step toward the creation of a future joint European army. Merkel said the pact aims to build a Franco-German “common military culture” and “contributes to the creation of a European army”.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed the necessity of moving forwards in finding a solution to the crisis in Syria based on UN resolution no. 2254 and creating suitable circumstances for the return of the displaced to their homeland. The resolution no. 2254, which was unanimously approved by the Security ...