Macron hails UK-France summit as ‘historic moment’

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President Emmanuel Macron says this week’s UK-France summit at Downing Street marks a “new stage” in defence co-operation. Addressing UK parliamentarians, he highlights the countries’ shared military strength and calls for united action amid growing threats.  Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00During the past few years, this alliance became stronger.

00:06On defence and security, the Lancaster House treaties showed that we were willing to cooperate

00:11on the most sensitive subjects regarding our sovereignty and our deterrence.

00:16When our two countries signed them, some clever people found a way to derive savings

00:20of resources from them, and others even dubbed them the Entente Regale.

00:25Yet, they have successfully provided structure for defence cooperation between our two countries

00:32for the past 15 years.

00:35At this bilateral summit, we will enter a new stage that will scale up this cooperation.

00:42And our two countries, the only European nuclear weapon states, the leading armed forces of

00:46the continent, together accounting for 40% of European military budgets, vow to fully

00:52shoulders the responsibility when it comes to European security.

00:58And we are faced with new threats, with aggressive nuclear powers, with sometimes hesitating alliances,

01:05and the return of major conflict on our continent.

01:09This is why in today's our summit is so important and the announcement we prepared so historical.

01:16The capabilities identified 15 years ago at Lancaster House must be increased dramatically

01:22in proportion to the threat.

01:25Our industrial cooperation must also move to the next level.

01:28And our relation to Europe must change, even in the core of sovereignty.

01:34There is an expectation in Europe that, faced with revisionist neighbours, our two countries

01:40have a special responsibility for the security of the continent.

01:45And it is time to articulate it.

01:49And to paraphrase Pete's famous phrase, to make sure that not only our two countries will

01:54save themselves by their own exertions, but also that we will save Europe by our example

02:01and our solidarity.

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