“Obviously the French are upset, there is no question about that,” Dutton told Nine Network television. The presidential Elysee Palace added that Australia should now come up with “tangible actions that embody the political will of Australia’s highest authorities to redefine the basis of our bilateral relationship and continue joint action in the Indo-Pacific."Īustralian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said he had seen a read out of the conversation and it was a “productive phone call.”
“President Macron recalled that Australia’s unilateral decision to scale back the French-Australian strategic partnership by putting an end to the ocean-class submarine program in favor of another as-yet unspecified project broke the relationship of trust between our two countries," Macron's office said.
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