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Paris, 16 September 2021: Federal Chancellor Merkel is received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace in the evening.
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Their talks focused on the situation in Afghanistan and other crisis-stricken countries.
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The two heads of state also discussed how the NATO withdrawal would impact on future efforts to combat terrorism.
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Support was also to be provided for the countries bordering Afghanistan that had taken in refugees from the crisis-stricken country.