Wed Jan 22,11:15 AM ET French President Jacques Chirac (R) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) gesture in unison during a joint press conference in Paris to mark the 40th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty of French and German friendship January 22, 2003. Members of the French and German government met earlier for a joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace. REUTERS/Xavier Lhospice