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Elysee Treaty: France and Germany celebrate 50 years of friendship

It's 50 years to the day since the two countries signed the Elysee Treaty and sealed a powerful alliance.

Surrounded by French, German and EU flags, members of France and Germany's governments pose for a picture at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty.

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