"At a time when the world is full of tension and unrest in which the niost dangerous elements are attempting to attack and destroy the ancient culture of Europe, Germany and Italy have formed a sincere friendship and have learned political Collaboration. This collaboration is not only based on the same indes-tractable will to live and the determination to assert one's individ-quality that characterizes both the German and Italian nations, but ever and above that on the community of political ideals which we are both convinced is the basis of inner strength and stability of these two new states. These common fundamental political principles already bind our two nations firmly. The fact that the material vital interests of Italy and Germany are not antagonistic but invariably supplementary and amalgamatory acts in the same direction. The conversations that have taken place in the last few days between Your Excellency and myself have provided one more confirmation of this.
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