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(FILES) A file picture taken on January 22, 1963 in Paris, shows French President General Charles de Gaulle (R) and German Chancellor Dr Konrad Adenauer (L) hugging each other at the Elysee Palace after signing the French-German cooperation treaty. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the German-French friendship-contract on July 9, 2012 in Reims. AFP PHOTO