British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday 19 September underlined the "
immense importance
" of the relationship between the United Kingdom and France, and the "
ineradicable
"
love
of London for Paris, in the face of French fury after the announcement a strategic partnership between Washington, Canberra and London.
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The UK and France have "
a very friendly relationship
," of "
immense importance,
" Boris Johnson told reporters on board the plane that took him to the UK Press Association. New York. "
Our love for France is ineradicable,
" he assured during his trip to the United States, where he is to attend the UN General Assembly and meet Joe Biden at the White House.
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom announced Wednesday a strategic partnership to counter China, AUKUS, including the supply of American submarines to Canberra.
“
This partnership is by no means intended to be zero sum, it is not intended to be exclusionary
,” said Boris Johnson.
It is not something that anyone has to worry about and in particular not our French friends
”.
Parly-Wallace meeting canceled
Australia's decision to cancel the contract to purchase French conventionally-powered submarines worth € 56 billion in favor of US nuclear-powered ships has sparked outrage in Paris.
Emmanuel Macron recalled the ambassadors of France in Canberra and Washington in an unprecedented gesture.
He must meet "in the next few days" with his American counterpart Joe Biden, according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal.
In addition, a meeting scheduled this week between French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace was canceled at the request of Paris, according to a source at the French ministry.
