Aukus defense, the new anti-China alliance
Asia Pyongyang condemns the Aukus and vows to retaliate if its security is threatened
The treatment reserved to France by Australia, in the context of the alliance with the United States and the United Kingdom, is "unacceptable" and
the case requires a thorough analysis
, said Monday the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to the CNN network.
"One of our member states has been treated in an unacceptable way.
We want to know what happened and why,
" said Von der Leyen, referring to the cancellation of a multi-million dollar submarine contract between France and Australia.
The announcement of the new military alliance linking Washington, London and Canberra became a major diplomatic problem as the EU, an ally,
was never informed about what the three countries were negotiating.
Furthermore, the announcement of this new Aukus alliance was scheduled for the same day that the EU was scheduled to present its new strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.
The most devastating effect, however, was Australia's sudden announcement to break a submarine contract with France, in an extremely complex deal that
included the transfer of technology
that is a closely guarded military secret.
The case is so serious that the European foreign ministers who are in New York for the UN General Assembly will dedicate their meeting in that city to
discuss the scope and consequences of the new
military
alliance
and the situation in France.
Speaking to the CNN network, Von der Leyen added that it will be necessary to clarify what happened
"before we continue with business as usual."
France went so far as to call its ambassadors in the United States and Australia for consultations, a gesture of great gravity in the diplomatic environment, to highlight the enormous irritation at what had happened.
The president of the United States,
Joe Biden
, agreed to hold a telephone interview with the French president,
Emmanuel Macron
, to clarify the situation, in a call that should take place "in the coming days," according to a French government spokesman.
At the same time, a meeting scheduled for this week between the French Defense Minister,
Florence Parly
, and her British
counterpart
, Ben Wallace, was canceled at the request of France, a source from the French ministry told AFP.
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