This was reported by TASS with reference to a representative of the French Foreign Ministry.

"Today the minister will meet with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to begin in-depth consultations following yesterday's telephone conversation between the President of the Republic and his American counterpart," the French Foreign Ministry said.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and American leader Joe Biden agreed to begin in-depth consultations between the two countries.

On September 16, Australia announced that it had ended its submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group.

The UK, US and Australia jointly announced the creation of a new AUKUS security partnership centered in the Indo-Pacific region.

The first initiative should be the creation of nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the situation a stab in the back.