Will have chance in Paris to discuss rebuilding French trust, says US Secy Antony Blinken
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Blinken is in Paris seeking to rebuild diplomatic relations after the pact between the United States, Australia and Britain resulted in Canberra scuttling a $40 billion defence contract for French submarines.
Paris: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would have a chance during talks in Paris on Tuesday (October 5) to discuss restoring French trust in the United States following a row over a new Indo-Pacific security pact.
Blinken is in Paris seeking to rebuild diplomatic relations after the pact between the United States, Australia and Britain resulted in Canberra scuttling a $40 billion defence contract for French submarines.
Asked how he would reassure the French that the United States could be trusted, Blinken said ahead of his talks with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian: "We`ll have a chance to talk later."
