德国总统施泰因迈尔周四表示，尽管该国面临政治和经济变化，德国仍将致力于欧洲。
Germany would remain committed to Europe despite political and economic changes in the country, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday.
据德国《时代周报》报道，施泰因迈尔在对法国进行国事访问期间会见法国总统马克龙后表示：“尽管这里正在发生所有变化——经济、政治，尤其是安全政策方面，德国人仍将是优秀的欧洲人。”
“The Germans will remain good Europeans, despite all the changes taking place here -- economically, politically, and especially in security policy,” Steinmeier said after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to France, according to German newspaper Die Zeit.
他补充说：“德国只有作为一个融入欧盟的欧洲德国才能取得成功。这对我们来说是真实的，并且将永远如此。”
“Germany can only be successful as a European Germany, closely embedded in the EU. That is true and will remain so for us,” he added.
马克龙表示：“如果德法两国不携手前进，欧洲就根本无法前进。”
“If Germany and France do not move forward together, Europe will not move forward at all,” Macron said.
他表示，在“阴谋论和怀疑论有时占上风”的时期，两国之间的合作对于“加强我们的民主及其活力”非常重要。两位总统还讨论了各自国家面临的挑战，施泰因迈尔称，政治两极分化和激进政治力量的不断壮大使得组阁和施政变得更加困难。
He said cooperation between the two countries was important to “strengthen our democracies and their vitality” at a time when “conspiracy theories and skepticism sometimes gain the upper hand.”The two presidents also discussed challenges facing their countries, with Steinmeier saying political polarization and the growing strength of radical political forces were making it more difficult to form governments and govern.
施泰因迈尔说：“如果一切照旧，我们将无法摆脱增长危机，”并补充说“改革变得更加困难”。此次会晤也是一次告别访问，因为施泰因迈尔和马克龙都将于明年卸任。
“We will not escape our growth crisis if everything remains as it is,” Steinmeier said, adding that “reforms have become even more difficult.”The meeting was also a farewell visit, as both Steinmeier and Macron are due to leave office next year.
据德国政府称，施泰因迈尔此访是13年来德国联邦总统对法国的首次国事访问。
Steinmeier's visit is the first state visit to France by a German federal president in 13 years, according to the German government.
马克龙则表示，两国“懂得战争的代价、和解的必要性以及和平的价值”。马克龙说：“我们刻在历史上的友谊是我们最大的力量，代表着对整个欧洲的承诺。”
Macron, for his part, said the two countries “understand the price of war, the need for reconciliation and the value of peace.”“Our friendship, which is etched in history, is our greatest strength and represents promise for all of Europe,” Macron said.