But in comments given to radio station franceinfo by France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, that relationship appears to have been strained by the cancellation."We created a relationship of trust with Australia and that trust has been broken."
Mr Le Drian also took aim at Mr Biden in his comments, saying he had acted like his predecessor Donald Trump, who had an at-times fraught relationship with European allies. "This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr Trump used to do," he said.The European Union, which launched its own Indo-Pacific strategy on Thursday, said it was not consulted about the cancellation of the deal and understood France's disappointment."It's a partner that we have in the region.France remains important partner, PM says
Mr Morrison said France remained an important partner in the Pacific, but he had to make decisions in the best interests of Australia's national security. Speaking on radio station 6PR, he also said the contract with Naval Group was reaching a final opportunity to cancel the deal.
Both Wuhan Institute of Virology and Taishan Nuclear Power Plant were French-Chinese projects. Can you trust France? Is France still has any hidden close ties with China? Australia is smart enough not letting France to be involved in their sensitive projects.
When skunks cry about odeur.....
Very much a stab in the back…. I am glad we’ve ended this cash drain ending up in French pockets. We need to have a viable defence and let no nation get in our way.
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What has France ever done to help us over the centuries. Diddly squat
You deal with the USA and you must expect a stab in the back. The USA only serves its own self interest
So USA foundout that it cant actualy build Atomsubs, so USA switched o Australia that wont be able to pay, so USA can then blame Australia for not delivering.
The french will sulk for a bit, but then they’ll be back
The political class are engaged in rewriting the truth of French deal to make it appear that we ditched French diesel subs in favour of US nuclear powered. The French subs are nuclear. We were paying to have them converted to conventional diesel.
The big brother starts eating his ally's cake.
Usually the French are the ones doing the stabbing...just ask their former colonies in Africa!
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We should give a big contact like buying 100 fight jets of Rafale for compensation.
How it all started:morrison and co planning to make a masterstroke move against China How it ended:morrison have driven a wedge between aus and eu, and exposed australia as untrustworthy partner, with the added bonus of alienating indonesia, Imagine the laughter in Beijing 😂
So Biden picking 2 populist prats at the expense of the EU is a smart move?
jurylady5 Scott Morrison showing the voters how incompetent he is at winning friends and influencing people.
jurylady5 Scott Morrison has a long history of stabbing people in the back.
The French know all about back stabbing
Rule based 'Indo-Pacific'? don't take their words! look at Oz: disregard the contract with French, disregard the NPT.
'It is an expensive business,' he said. 'You don't get peace and security for free. Lol
Strained as relations were between Europe and the Trump administration over issues including climate change, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and the role of the European Union, they never deteriorated to the point of the recall of a European ambassador.
Yeah. Australia is another MF country thanks god the are complete isolated from the rest of the world so no many MF Australia can just get out from there
The more I read, the more it's clear, this was a murky underhand deal, clearly as Anti-French as it was a move against China. Why the UK felt the need to add their name (clearly we're doing little else) is beyond me! How to lose friends and influence.
Remember in 1986 when the French Govt wouldn't allow US fighters to cross their airspace on the way to attack Lybian terrorists? Paybacks a bitch, Frenchie!!!
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The hard reality for France and other European countries is that the Anglo-Saxon nations will always stick together and to them the non English speaking countries are secondary.
Could it be there are good reasons why France is an unreliable long term partner in a region where those elusive Gallic qualities of loyalty and discretion will be of such great importance?
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Well done Scotty you again failed to inform a friend of a change in policy in advance 'France' cancelled a contract worth 90 billion dollars. Not tell the Australian people how much that cancellation cost. Good policy or policy on the run?
Outdated technology and double the price - no winder they cancelled as soon as a better opportunity arose!
All's fair in Love & War as they say, France probably did well out of supplying Exocet missiles to the Argies to be used against our forces!
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It was ok to continue selling military hardware to Argentina during the Falklands war though, that's what I call being stabbed in the back.
too bad the french can't be this strong with border security and unlawful migrants...
StabInTheBack tho
It's a stab in the back of all Australian workers already working on the project in Adelaide or in France ( approx 500 ppl). The contract was delayed because of Australian wanting 60% of the project being made in Australia not because of French design. Very poor judgement call
'US officials announced that a drone strike killed only civilians in Afghanistan, not an Islamic State extremist.' That's the same arrogant, incompetent people goofing around with nuclear submarines in the South Pacific and back stabbing France ?
Its a submarine deal. Get your sht together. Cry to the shareholders about it. Not constituents
Enough is enough... first the careless drone strike in Kabul, and now this shameless pandering to the military-industrial complex by screwing-over France behind its back just so our military contractors can sell more submarines?! This is some bullshit, President Biden....
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What a hissy fit .
Go de Gaulle and leave NATO
Can't wait for the macron leaning over the table at Biden photo.
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USA UK Australia have a deep connection with each other so of course Australia was go throw France off the ship. Let’s be real this is USA we talking about.....
Canadian Bombardier to France Australia Security ? Eye eye
France is really high in sodium right now.
So 😂 how many French think Biden is better than Trump now I wonder.
Oh here we go again, more geopolitical drama. Great!
Why would Australia not dump your diesel powered subs in favor of nuclear.... lol please
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Australia must have had their reasons.
PetraAu French could take Aust to international court and arbitration. See who is lying and deceitful! Truth will come out from scomo 😒
The French are used to stabbing people in the back. Getting a taste of their own medicine will do them a power of good
Sucks to be French I guess.
90 Billions lost by France with this deal between US, UK, Australia. And France found out over the news!
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France, the indicators continue to reveal a total USA meltdown with Generals ignoring their President. Drone strikes killing innocent citizens identified as confirmed targets and now now the US manipulating the pacific for their own interests without any credible intelligence!
Just do this at them, and France will be happy...
Shades of De Gaule’s petulance
Good move for Canada to stay out. JustinTrudeau liberal_party Canada wants nothing to do with the CIA's plans to drumbeat for regime change war with China. WE DON'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT. China lifted it's people out of poverty and CEOs do not like that.
I guess your government shouldn't have manipulated French courts in order to scam a French-American out of France .com - karma's a bitch.
France had the ball and fumbled it. Problems with contract, etc. No use going around bleating and blaming others.
They want to talk a stab in the back, weren't they the ones that backed out of Operation Iraqi freedom even though they were subject to terror attacks as well?
The French have been sulking since Brits kicked Napoleon's derriere. This is just another chapter of sulk as France's position in the world plummets yet further. France chose its side - the EU. Now a country. UK left - and we benefit from it with our US/Aus cousins.
To the French, Yankees dicks taste better
Australia needs EFFECTIVE allies. That's not the French.
France to Australia: Je ne t'aime plus, connasse!
Deal from 5 years ago... How much time it takes to make those 12 submarines !?
The Frenchies are mad now because they will always get a stab in the back after the racist hate speech that happens in their newspaper comics.
Instead of ‘stab in the back’, can we say ‘Like a limpet mine to the protest ship’ when referring to the French
Do people realized the threat that's going on?
Oh stab in the back bollocks. Ya can even change ya mind with an eBay buy.
Stab in the back with a project that is behind and over budget, hardly a stab in the back. Promise and deliver.
Deal with it France!
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What’s that, Frace?
Another massive $$$$ waste by Morrison govt ...has Morrison ever made a right decision. We still dont have an aerial firefighting force for upcoming bushfire season.
France's foreign minister has described Australia's decision to cancel a $90 billion submarine deal as a 'stab in the back'. How about Naval’s reneging on the commitments they had made, surely that was a stab in the back. The French have themselves to blame.
A huge blow to the underwater kitchen & catering industry. A relief to sailors not keen on chowing down on snails, frogs & baguettes.
Remember the Rainbow Warrior. With friends like that who needs enemies?
The French invented 'stab in the back'
I thought one of the problems was that the French were impossible to work with
Peugeot, Renault, Citroen !! Yeah, the French are renowned for manufactures such high quality and enduring pieces of engineering marvel. The Subs would be in the shop more than in the water, would stop working when I rains and no one would be able to get in the back seat.
Frogs are not happy
Q. What's long, stiff and carries seamen A. Morrison's submarines.
Lol ScottyTheAnnouncer has form in stabbing ppl in the back, Macron should've called Turnbull....
Australian anger over 90 +Billion and over 30 yrs to deliver
They are still angry about Waterloo as well.
Most people commenting on the future of Australian submarines wouldn't know the difference between a SSN or SSK.
Who really cares what the French, think the whole deal was a rip off any way.
Stabbed us in the back too... Another $3b down the drain!
We will the ones eating cake for years to come 😪
French should know since WW2 Australia always kisses USA butt
It's the morris way.
Sorry frenchies, you're just not part of the WASP council of war mongers....but, don't worry they will expect you to join once they've got the conflict going.
Every Aussie life spent fighting for French soil was FUCKING WASTED.
Now France knows how a lot of Aussies feel EVERY. SINGLE. DAY from ThatFellaDownUnder ScottyTheAnnouncer
Says the guys who tested nukes in our backyard in the late 90’s.
Interesting that the party that can’t deliver the promised product unless the party buying it settles for it being late and much more expensive than agreed is the one acting all hurty feels and talking about a betrayal.
What are they complaining about? The French were not fulfilling their side of the deal. Australia is perfectly justified in cancelling.
Every 6 months the French were over budget, & then asking for a further 2 year extension. Sure . Viva La France !
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