French Ambassador: Australia’s behavior is a betrayal and deception.
According to Sputnik, the French ambassador to Australia, following the recent tensions between Paris and Canberra, this time the French ambassador to Australia criticized Australia’s behavior in canceling the contract, which Paris believes is a betrayal of the alliance between the two countries.
The French ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thibaut, said on Wednesday that the deception was deliberate and “because it was more than just a supply of submarines, and because it was a joint agreement with the government to exchange top-secret information”. It was sealed, the behavior of Australia was like a dagger from behind.
It was in September that the United States and Britain signed a security and defense pact with Australia under which nuclear submarines would be delivered to Australia. That prompted Australia to cancel a $ 40 billion deal to buy a diesel submarine from France.
“Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to me about canceling a submarine contract in September,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Sunday. He added: “Undoubtedly, more efforts will be needed to rebuild and restore trust between the two countries.”
The Australian Prime Minister later told a news conference that he had not lied about the submarine deal and had previously explained to Macron that conventional submarines would not meet Australia’s needs.
