Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

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“This decision is contrary to the letter and the spirit of the cooperation which prevailed between France and Australia, based on a relationship of political trust as well as on the development of a high-level industrial and technological defense base. level in Australia, ”the statement said. noted.

French officials noted that their country, which controls the large island territory of New Caledonia east of Australia and other islands in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, is “the only European nation present in the Indo-Pacific with nearly 2 million citizens and more than 7,000 military personnel. . “

The initiative also affirms the United States’ alliance with Australia after Biden snubbed the country’s prime minister during the recent Afghan troop withdrawal.
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France was unhappy not only to be excluded, but also to see phone number library Australia put aside a project to build conventional submarines that a French company called Naval Group had hoped to support.

The company said: “This is a major disappointment for Naval Group, which offered Australia a superior regional conventional submarine with outstanding performance.”

France, like the UK, has nuclear weapons and the country is a leader in nuclear power, which generates nearly 80% of the country’s electricity.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly also signed the reprimand.
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framework after Biden’s decision not to call in Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan raised concerns about the status of the long-standing alliance.