Biden tells Macron U.S. was ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
President Joe Biden has told French President Emmanuel Macron that America was "clumsy" in its orchestration of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia.
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WATCH: Australia prime minister touts global alliances at U.N. General Assembly
A recent announcement was made that the U.S., as part of a new alliance with Britain and Australia, would equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines -- killing a deal that Australia had with France to buy diesel-powered subs.
President Joe Biden declared Friday that the U.S. and other member of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad," are showing they “know how to get things done" in an increasingly complicated corner of the globe.
French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call to meet next month over a submarine spat that sent relations between the longtime allies into a tailspin.
President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday that the new partnership between their two countries and the United Kingdom is in the best interest of global allies.
France accused Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the 90 billion Australian dollar ($66 billion) contract for French majority state-owned Naval Group to build 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.
Le Drian said in a statement late Friday that the decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, "is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements" made by Australia and the United States.
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