Washington: In the midst of a tense bond between the United States and France after Australia canceled the French submarine contract supporting the agreement with Washington last month, US Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to Paris next week.
Blinken will visit Paris from Monday to Wednesday and will lead the Minister’s Meeting from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and hold talks with French officials, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, said in a statement on Friday.
Blinken will join US climate envoy John Kerry, Trade Representative Katherine Tai and other officials in Paris, said price.
Blinken will then go to Mexico for high-level security talk next Friday.
The United States, Australia and England on September 15 announced new security partnerships for the Indo-Pacific region which will help Australia get a US nuclear-powered submarine and see a $ 40 billion Memo bidding to buy submarines designed by France.
France reacted angrily against the loss of the agreement, called it “stabbed behind”.
President Joe Biden and his partner France Emmanuel Macron spoke the following week and promised to start “deep consultation” in the relationship between the two countries.
In Paris, Blinken and French officials “will continue the discussion of strengthening US-France’s vital relations with various problems, including security in the Indo-Pacific region, the climate crisis, economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, transatlantic, relationships and working with allies and partners To overcome global challenges and opportunities, “said the price.