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Submarine crisis: a telephone exchange planned between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron in the coming days

2021-09-19T10:47:23.221Z


The US president has requested it, according to Gabriel Attal. France has recalled its ambassador to the United States after Washington torpedoed a contract to build submarines in Australia.


Government spokesman Gabriel Attal assured BFMTV that a telephone exchange between Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden was scheduled "

in the coming days

" to discuss the Australian submarine crisis.

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The stake will be "

strategic

" more than "

commercial

", assures the spokesperson.

There will be from Emmanuel Macron "

a request for clarification

".

We want explanations

” on what “

looks like a major breach of trust

”.

The spokesperson spoke of a "

moment of shock, of legitimate anger

", but assures us that the government now wants "to

find a way forward with

[its]

partners

".

Without trust, it doesn't work,

” he recalled.

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France recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia on Friday, an unprecedented decision between these two historic allies. France accuses the United States of having torpedoed a lucrative contract for the French naval industry which provided for the construction of 12 conventional submarines in Australia. But Canberra ultimately preferred a deal with the US and UK, securing nuclear-powered submarines this time around.

Source: lefigaro

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