French presidential candidate Francois Fillon [FEE YON] visited Berlin on Monday to meet German chancellor Angela Merkel and several members of her cabinet.
Both countries will hold federal elections this year, and the Franco-German relationship is considered the most important in the European Union.
Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.
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