US President Joe Biden acknowledged the lack of discussions and consultations with Paris Termination of Contact Underwater Boats with Australia and the need to consider this topic. This was stated by the spokesman for the White House of Jen Psaki, reports TASS.
She did not answer the question, did Biden apologize to her French colleague Emmanuel Makron, but explained that the conversation was held in friendly colors, there was a discussion regarding the future relationship between countries.
“he acknowledged that it would be better to consult. The main topics of the conversation were how to act further, how to return to a normal state, which important work we need to be fulfilled in the future with France,” Psaki emphasized.
She concluded that concrete proposals for Macron, which Paris could consider compensation, Biden did not put forward.
On September 16, the US authorities, Australia and the United Kingdom created the Aukus Alliance, which agreed to exchange military technologies with each other. In particular, it was about the help of Australia in the construction of its own submarines. Because of the new Agreement, Canberra terminated a major contract with Paris for the supply of submarine. It provoked an international scandal. In response, Paris for the first time in history recalled ambassadors from Washington and Canberra. France also opposed the continuation of the negotiations of the European Union with Australia on Free Trade.