french foreign minister laurent fabius says he sees opportunities in many areas. he gave examples including counterterrorism measures and defense equipment. fabius said people in france stand in solidarity with the japanese and to want work more closely. the ministers agreed to have their countries develop defenses gear together and share technologies. they promise to limit transfers of equipment to other nations. >> translator: our agreement and specific ways to cooperate is a great result. >> translator: france and japan have established an exceptional partnership. >> the ministers said japan and france will jointly develop unmanned systems. examples they gave include underwater mine clearance devices. they also include robots that operate on land and can help in responding to natural disasters. the ministers also denounced acts of terrorism inflicted on their countries. they promised to work together to prevent european and japanese people from joining extremist groups, and they agreed to join hands to stop the flow of money to terrorist organizations. >>> memb

i have already spoken to my french counterpart laurent fabius.ll continue to work together closely. we have already dispatched aviation experts to the crash site. reporter: speaking to the media german chancellor angela merkel said she would travel to the crash site on wednesday. she also said that what victims' families needed most of all now was support. chancellor merkel: my thoughts and some of these, as well of those -- as those of the entire government, are with the people who lost their lives. the suffering of their families cannot be measured. reporter: the flight was en route to duesseldorf where many of the victims lived, according -- including a group of german school children reportedly on board. the state premier offered her condolences to the victims' families. >> the news of the crash shocked us all. our thoughts are with the family and friends of victims. reporter: in berlin's foreign office the emergency response team plans to work around the clock in the coming days. right now they are focused on providing information for the vi