France's outgoing foreign minister says defeat of Australia's Morrison 'suits me fine'

PARIS - France's outgoing foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Australia's conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison losing polls on Saturday "suits me fine".

Canberra in September angered Paris by ditching a multi-billion dollar submarine contract with France in favour of"The Prime Minister's defeat suits me fine," Mr Le Drian said. "The actions taken at the moment when they were taken were of such brutality and cynicism, and I would even be tempted to say of unequivocal incompetence," he added.

"I hope we can resume frank and constructive dialogue with Australia in the future," he said, in comments to reporters as he handed over to his successor Catherine Colonna.recalled its envoys to both Australia and the United StatesBut President Emmanuel Macron later ordered the French ambassador to Washington to return to his post after a call with US President Joe Biden.

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