Paris: France canceled a meeting with British and Australian officials and was trying to move the EU allies behind their impulse for more European sovereignty after being humiliated by the Pacific Main Defense Pact organized by the US, Australia and the United Kingdom insisted on Monday that this diplomatic crisis affected the relationship Their long-term with France, who boiled from a surprise, a strategic submarine agreement involving three countries that sank the French submarine contract.
France remembers the ambassador to the US and Australia for the first time in history because of the agreement, and his anger showed several tubal marks.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in New York to represent France in the US.
The General Assembly, is expected to provide a press conference on Monday to overcome the situation.
He also met with foreign ministers from 26 other European Union countries in New York, where he would discuss the consequences of the submarine agreement and French vision for more strategic Europe.
France won Monday’s support from the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, who told CNN that “one of our member countries has been treated in an unacceptable manner.
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we want to know what happened and why.” While the US president Joe Biden accommodates the Australian and English leaders this week, he will not see the French President Emmanuel Macron, who does not travel to the United Nations instead, Biden plans a call with Macron in the coming days, where he will underline the US.
Commitment to its alique with France and putting specific steps that the two countries can do in the Indo-Pacific, according to an US Administrative official who speaks with anonymous requirements to discuss planning for leaders.
The official said while the administration understood the French position on this issue, it did not “share their views in terms of how all this was developed.” White House Press Secretary Jen PSAKI said the disagreement about “one decision” would not interfere with the relationship or endanger to stand throughout Europe.
The submarine agreement, known as the aukus, will see Australia cancel the contract to buy Diesel-Electric French submarines and vice versa obtained a nuclear-powered ship from the US.
The US, Australia and Britain said the agreement increased their commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and widely seen as a step against China which was increasingly assertive.
The French government appeared to have been copied by the agreement, and felt its own strategic interest in the Pacific – thanks to the region and the presence of its military there – ignored by the great ally.
“This is not only Franco-Australia’s affair, but a break of trust in the alliance,” France Minister of Foreign Affairs was quoted as saying by the French newspaper Ouest-France.
“It calls for serious reflection about the concept of what we do with the alliance.” Le Drian said he canceled a meeting with his partner Australia in New York “for a clear reason.” Le Drian said he did not have a meeting scheduled with his US colleagues, State Secretary Antony Blinken, while he was in u.n., but maybe “past it in the halls.” Meanwhile the French Defense Minister canceled a meeting with his English partner this week.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meanwhile, insisted that British relations with France “cannot be enjoyed.” Speaking on the way to New York, he said, “AUKUS is not in any way intended to be zero-sum, it is not meant to be exclusive.
It is not something that needs to be worried about anyone and especially not our French friends.” Officials England has emphasized close military relations between the UK and France, including joint operations in Mali and Estonia.
In Australia, officials said French anger would not thwart negotiations in European-European-free trade transactions.
French Ambassador to Australia Jean-Pierre Thebeult denied media reports that France lobbied the European Union not to sign trade transactions with Australia who had negotiated since 2018.
The Australian Minister of Trade and Tehan said they would travel to Paris in several weeks for trade negotiations and ” I really want to touch the base with my French partner.
” “I see no reason why the discussion will not continue,” Tehan said.
The European Commission, EU executive branch, said Monday they analyzed the impact of the Australian submarine agreement.
Australia argues that the submarine agreement is about protecting its strategic interests amid widespread concern about growing Chinese firmness.