US, France leaders confirm sub contract would advantage from honesty


(MENAFN) Joe Biden, US leader and Emmanuel Macron, French counterpart signed an agreement to provide Australia with a fleet of eight nuclear submarines "would have benefited" from transparency.

On September 15, the contract was publicized because the US, UK, and Australia stated a new Indo-Pacific safety treaty, annoyed France and encouraged Paris to remember its ambassadors from US and Canberra in a major political row amid associates.

Earlier, France confirmed to trade Australia a fleet of French-built conventionally-powered submarines in what was a multi-billion dollar contract, however that sale was cancelled by the Australian administration for the US and UK buy preference.

MENAFN23092021000045012476ID1102851955


Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.