US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with French President Emmanuel Macron and others to discuss improvements in bilateral relations that had been jerky over submarine development plans and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting France, met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris on the 5th.



A face-to-face meeting between President Emmanuel Macron and senior U.S. government officials was a jerky relationship between the two countries as Australia abandoned its submarine development program with France following the U.S.'s decision to provide Australia with nuclear submarine technology. It's the first time since.



The French presidential palace says the talks were held to improve the relationship of trust between the two countries.



At the meeting, both sides exchanged views on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.



Over the Indo-Pacific region, the United States, along with the United Kingdom and Australia, set up a new security framework called "AUKUS" last month, focusing on how France, which owns foreign territories, will be involved in the region. increase.



US Presidents Biden and Macron will meet face-to-face in Europe this month to discuss France's involvement in the region.