President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France was “alongside” Brazil in building its submarines, a long-standing cooperation that includes the development of a nuclear-powered submersible.

“I hope that we open the chapter for new submarines (...), that we face nuclear propulsion while being perfectly respectful of all the most rigorous non-proliferation commitments,” he said. launched during the launching of a conventionally powered Franco-Brazilian submarine in Itaguai, near Rio. “You want it, France will be at your side,” he added.

With AFP

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