French President Emmanuel Macron will meet tomorrow in Berlin with the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz. This was announced by a spokesman for the CDU - the party that won the most votes in the Bundestag elections last month, German television NTV reported, BTA reports.
A joint press conference between Macron and Merz is not planned after the meeting.
Later that evening, the French head of state will also be received by the current Chancellor, the Social Democrat Olaf Scholz.
According to the federal government, Macron's visit is part of the preparations for the upcoming European Union summit, which will be held on March 20 and 21 in Brussels. Macron and Scholz are also expected to discuss the development of the conflict in Ukraine following recent talks with the US on a possible ceasefire.