Monday, September 20, 2021

Biden and Macron to have phone call following submarine row

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanual Macron are due to speak over the phone in the coming days following a diplomatic row over a new defence pact between the US UK and Australia.

French spokesperson Gabriel Attal said Mr Biden had initiated the call.

The new trilateral arrangement will allow Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines using British and American technology but it resulted in France losing a multi billion dollar submarine contract with Australia.

Ross Cullen reports from Paris.

In: "Real indignation..."
Out: "...of the AUKUS alliance."
Dur: 39 sec

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