The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and the new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese want to "
rebuild a relationship
" of "
trust
", after the diplomatic crisis linked to the termination of a mega-contract for French submarines, the Élysée said on Thursday. in a press release.
Australia had canceled in September the sale of 12 submarines built by the French flagship Naval Group for the benefit of military cooperation with the United States and the United Kingdom, the Aukus.
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"
After noting the deep breach of trust that followed former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to end the future submarine program
" 8 months ago, Emmanuel Macron and Anthony Albanese, who spoke on the phone on Thursday, "
agreed to rebuild a bilateral relationship based on trust and respect, to jointly overcome global challenges, first and foremost the climate emergency, and the strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific
", specified the 'Elysium.
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