On the second day of his state visit to Germany, French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Saxony. Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) welcomed him and his wife Brigitte at Moritzburg Castle near Dresden early on Monday afternoon. Also present were German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender as well as the wife of the Saxon head of government, Annett Hofmann. Macron's arrival was delayed by around an hour. Numerous onlookers had gathered around the palace.
Macron and his wife Brigitte began their almost three-day state visit in Berlin on Sunday. "Franco-German relations are indispensable and important for Europe," emphasized the French President at the start of the visit. The last item on the agenda in Berlin on Monday morning was a wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. It is the first state visit by a French president to Germany in 24 years.
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