Border countries and culturally close, France and Spain share a long and eventful common history. Come and discover it, with a focus on the 1st Franco-Spanish summit in March 1987 where François Mitterrand met King Juan Carlos and the Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez.
On the occasion of this first Franco-Spanish summit in Madrid, Claude SERILLON is there with journalist Edouard LOR who comments on the importance of this first summit between Spain and France: Ten years after the death of General Franco and one year after the entry into the European community of Spain, diplomatic relations with France are gradually relaxing. Images of the arrival of François MITTERRAND in Madrid, accompanied by King Juan Carlos and Felipe GONZALEZ, head of the Spanish government.
Claude SERILLON interviews François MITTERRAND on a visit to Madrid for the first Franco-Spanish summit. The French president is delighted with the improvement of diplomatic relations between Spain and France, even if things remain to be settled: "The major problems have been settled, disputes that have separated Spain and France for decades... We can call it a "honeymoon" because the big problems were the Basque problem and Spain’s entry into the common market, all this is in a way behind us...".
From the fortress of Salses conquered by the French in the 17th century through the Second World War and the meeting between Marshal PETAIN and General FRANCO, Jacques BAILLY returns on the diplomatic relations between France and Spain over the centuries. Images of the fortress of Salles, press photos from the Second World War and the meeting between François MITTERRAND and Felipe GONZALEZ in 1987.