France announced its intention to defend its interests in trade negotiations between the EU and Australia

"France will defend its interests in this mandate, as we always do," TASS quotes him.

At the same time, the French side stated the need for this "collective discussion to be more global in nature."

On September 17, France recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia to Paris for consultations due to the creation of the AUKUS alliance.

This came after Australia announced that it had ended its submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group.

Within the framework of the alliance, it is planned to create nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drianncalled the decision to terminate the contract with a stab in the back.