![]() ![]() “This exceptional decision is justified by the exceptional gravity of the announcements made on 15 September by Australia and the United States.” “At the request of the President of the Republic, I have decided to immediately recall our two ambassadors to the United States and Australia to Paris for consultations,” the statement said. Macron, who is understood to be furious about the way the United States, Britain and Australia negotiated the deal without informing France.Īustralia on Wednesday canceled a $66 billion agreement to purchase French-built, conventionally powered submarines, hours before the deal with Washington and London was announced. ![]() ![]() In a statement, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, said the decision was made by Mr. The decision by President Emmanuel Macron reflects the extent of French outrage at what it has a called a “brutal” American decision and a “stab in the back” from Australia. It was the first time in the history of the long alliance between France and the United States, dating back to 1778, that a French ambassador has been recalled to Paris in this way for consultations. PARIS - Calling American and Australian behavior “unacceptable between allies and partners,” France announced on Friday that it was recalling its ambassadors to both countries in protest over President Biden’s decision to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. ![]()
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