Australia says it was 'upfront' with France over submarine deal as crisis continues
The Hindu
Paris has called the cancellation a stab in the back,with Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian saying relations with the United States and Australia were in a "crisis"
Australia was "upfront, open and honest" with France about its concerns over a deal for French , its Defence minister said on September 19, as a new deal with the United States and Britain continued to fuel a multinational diplomatic crisis.
Australia ditched the 2016 deal with France's Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines, announcing on September 16 a plan to build at least eight nuclear-powered ones with U.S.and British technology in a .
The move infuriated France, a NATO ally of the United States and Britain, prompting it to from Washington and Canberra, and riled China,the major rising power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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