China News Service, September 22. According to a report by Agence France-Presse on the 22nd, a French government spokesman said that French President Macron and US President Biden will have a telephone conversation later on the 22nd, which will be since the submarine contract dispute. , The leaders of the two countries spoke for the first time.
According to reports, French government spokesman Gabriel Attar said after the cabinet meeting that the call will be an opportunity to "clarify relevant decisions."
Prior to this, the two parties were tense about the Australian submarine contract, and France recalled its ambassador to the United States.
Data map: French President Macron.
Australia decided in 2016 that the French military ship manufacturer "Navy Group" would build its submarine fleet to replace its long-serving submarines. The agreement is reported to be worth tens of billions of Australian dollars.
But as Australia and the United States reached a nuclear submarine cooperation agreement, Australia no longer needs conventional submarines built by France.
This also means that the United States has actually taken away the valuable submarine contract with Australia from France.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously stated in a statement that Australia abandoned the submarine construction agreement reached with France in 2016 and instead reached a "new partnership" with the United States on the development of nuclear submarines. This is an "unacceptable behavior" among allies. The consequences will fundamentally shake the partnership.