The Latest: Macron says Australia's Morrison lied to him
ABC News
French President Emmanuel Macron says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him while he was secretly negotiating a submarine deal with the United States and Britain
The Latest on the Group of 20 summit in Rome:
ROME — French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him while he was secretly negotiating a submarine deal with the United States and Britain.
Answering a reporter’s question about whether he thinks Morrison lied to him, Macron replied, “I don’t think, I know” he lied.
Australia last month canceled a multi-billion dollar contract to buy diesel-electric French submarines and instead decided to acquire U.S. nuclear-powered submarines. The decision was part of an Indo-Pacific pact between Australia, Britain and the U.S.
