AUSTRALIA – FOREIGN RELATIONS – FRANCE

PM sinks Macron’s subs lie

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Original article by Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 2-Nov-21

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to the latest furore over the decision to cancel Naval Group’s $90bn submarines contract. French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Morrison of lying about both the submarines contract and Australia’s decision to establish the AUKUS alliance. Morrison says he did not lie to Macron and informed him in mid-June that Australia had concerns about the Naval Group project and was looking at alternative submarines. Morrison says the decision to cancel the contract was made in the national interest. The federal government attempted to inform Macron of the decision two days before the AUKUS deal was announced, but Macron advised that he was not available to take a call from Morrison.

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France says Australia’s $90b submarine deal cancellation is a stab in the back

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Original article by Jack Hawke
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 17-Sep-21

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the federal government’s decision to cancel the submarine contract with France-based Naval Group. He has argued that decisions must be made in the best interests of national security, and stressed that France is still an important partner in the Pacific region. However, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has criticised the decision to ditch the contract in favour of nuclear-powered submarines, arguing that the relationship of trust between the two nations has been broken.

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Macron to sign pact targeting cyber war

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 2-May-18

French President Emmanuel Macron will commence an official visit to Australia on 2 May. The Federal Government has declined to comment on speculation that Macron will sign a cyber-security agreement on the first day of his three-day visit. However, senior intelligence sources have indicated that the proposed agreement will be similar to one that Australia and the UK recently finalised. The cyber-security agreement with France would be Australia’s first with a country that is not a member of the Five Eyes intelligence network,

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