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France recalls ambassadors to Australia and the US for the submarine crisis

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The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the immediate recall “for consultations” of the French ambassadors to Australia and the USA, at the request of the president Emmanuel Macron. At the origin is the diplomatic crisis linked to the cancellation of a large contract by Australia, which had undertaken to buy French conventional submarines and eventually chose American nuclear ones, as part of a historic agreement on safety in the country. Indo-Pacific, the so-called Aukus.

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“This exceptional decision is justified by the exceptional gravity of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the US,” said Le Drian, who called the cancellation of the $ 100 billion contract by Canberra “unacceptable behavior”: “It is It was a stab in the back. We have built a relationship of trust with Australia and that trust has been betrayed. It is not possible between allies, “he said the day before, comparing the move by Joe Biden to the “America First” doctrine of Donald Trump.

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There are signs of relaxation from the United States: “We have been in close contact with our French partners on their decision to call the ambassador back to Paris for consultations. We understand their position and will continue to work in the coming days to resolve our differences, such as we have done on other points in the course of our long alliance, “explains an executive of the US National Security Council. He adds: “France is our oldest ally and one of our strongest partners and we share a long history of common democratic values ​​and a commitment to work together to address global challenges.”

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