French President Emmanuel Macron looked beyond the current tensions with Britain over Brexit on Thursday as he paid tribute outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May and hoped for a "common future" on the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
May's trip to Normandy for the anniversary came the day before she formally steps down as ruling Conservative Party leader on Friday after announcing her resignation in the wake of her failure to end the deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union.
She will remain as prime minister and acting party leader until her successor is chosen.
"I feel it's my duty to pay tribute to her (Theresa May) and do to everything I can to keep our countries united," Macron told reporters in Normandy.
"Even if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, it is vital that the relationship between our countries stays strong."
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