Australia Fires Back At French President Macron. Leaks Private Messages From Macron To Morrison

 

Reuters: Messages from Macron to Morrison leaked amid submarine deal row 

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian media on Tuesday published messages between French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as Canberra seeks to push back against allegations it lied to Paris about a multibillion-dollar submarine contract. 

Australia in September cancelled a deal with France's Naval Group, opting instead to build at least 12 nuclear-powered submarines after striking a deal with the United States and Britain. 

The cancellation caused a major bilateral rift, and Macron on Sunday said Morrison had lied to him about Australia's intentions, a unprecedented allegation among allies. 

Morrison has denied the claim.  

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WNU Editor: The French government is not happy with this leak .... French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message (The Guardian). 

Australia Fires Back At French President Macron. Leaks Private Messages From Macron To Morrison  

Australian prime minister attacks French president’s credibility over scrapped submarine deal -- CNBC/AP 

Scott Morrison's private text message after Emmanuel Macron accused him of lying about scrapped submarine deal -- SKY News  

Australian leader attacks Macron's credibility -- The Hill  

Scott Morrison: Australian PM rejects 'sledging' from France amid row -- BBC  

Tony Abbott says Australian government 'perfectly entitled' to scrap $90 billion French submarine deal -- SKY News

The War Of Words Between France And Australia Over Cancelled Sub Contract Intensifies (The View From France)

 

CNN: France's Macron says Australian Prime Minister lied to him on submarine deal 

French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a submarine building contract in September, and indicated more was needed to be done to rebuild trust between the two allies. 

Macron and Morrison were in Rome for the G20 summit, the first time they had met since Australia scrapped a multibillion dollar submarine deal with France as part of a new security alliance with the United States and Britain announced in September. 

The new security alliance, dubbed AUKUS and which could give Australia access to nuclear-powered submarines, caught Paris off guard and saw the French ambassadors recalled from Washington and Canberra amid accusations France had been betrayed.  

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WNU Editor: This is why the French President is upset .... Why is Emmanuel Macron so upset with Scott Morrison? (The Guardian) 

The War Of Words Between France And Australia Over Cancelled Sub Contract Intensifies (The View From France)  

Video - Emmanuel Macon accuses Scott Morrison of lying to him over submarine deal -- SKY News  

Macron says Australia's Morrison lied about submarine deal -- The Hill  

AUKUS row: Macron says Australian PM lied about submarine deal -- Al Jazeera  

Macron accuses Australian PM of lying about submarine deal -- RT  

 

Australia-EU Trade Talks Delayed As Row Over Submarine Deal Deepens

 

BBC: Aukus: Australia-EU trade talks delayed as row deepens 

Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed as a row with France over the so-called Aukus security partnership deepens. 

Last month, Canberra cancelled a $37bn ($27.5bn) deal with France to build a fleet of conventional submarines. 

Instead, it will build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with US and UK technology. 

The decision angered Paris, which called the deal a "stab in the back" by the US and Australia. 

In fact, soon after the Aukus agreement was announced, France recalled its ambassadors from both Canberra and Washington.  

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Update #1: EU, Australia trade talks postponed amid subs row (France 24)  

Update #2: Australia-EU trade talks delayed amid submarine deal fallout (AP)  

WNU Editor: It is clear that France wants Australia to pay a price for breaking their submarine contract.

France Recalls Ambassadors to US And Australia After AUKUS Agreement

 

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: France RECALLS its ambassador to the US amid row over new US-UK-Australia pact citing 'unacceptable behavior' over nixed submarine contract 

* France recalled its ambassador to the US on Friday amid the dispute 

* It comes amid growing fury at defense deal between US, UK and Australia French 

* French foreign minister cited 'exceptional seriousness of the announcements' 

* The deal resulted in cancellation of $90 billion Australia deal with fance to build submarines 

* Australia will instead use US nuclear sub technology 

* On Thursday the French Embassy cancelled event to mark cooperation between US and France

* The White House and State Department tried to repair the diplomatic damage 

In a stunning break with the United States' oldest ally, France has recalled its ambassador to the US after a blowup over a new pact between the US, Great Britain, and Australia. 

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves LeDrain announced the move to recall ambassador Philippe Etienne Friday night, saying it came in a request from French President Francois Macron.  

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France recalls its ambassadors to US and Australia in submarine deal backlash -- France 24  

France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over sub deal -- AP  

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Aukus: France recalls envoys amid security pact row -- BBC  

France recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pact -- The Guardian  

France recalls ambassador to the U.S. 'for the first time ever' -- The Week