In the wake of the hot submarine dispute between France, the United States and Australia, the French naval team wants to submit a “comprehensive and calculated proposal” to the Australian Government soon.
The company’s boss, Pierre Eric Pommellet, told the French newspaper Le Figaro that Australia would receive an invoice “in a few weeks”. “Australia suspended the deal for convenience, which means we are not to blame,” he said.
“This is a case foretold in the contract and we have to pay for the already incurred and future expenses,” Pommelette told the newspaper. For example, this includes costs for “infrastructure and ID easing” and “staff restructuring”. Bommalet reiterated: “We will assert our rights.”
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As US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron seek to reconcile, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Macron has so far given him a cold shoulder.
He tried to call Macron, but Morrison went to Washington on Wednesday evening to say it had “not happened yet.” “We will show patience and we understand your disappointment,” he said, referring to the broken submarine agreement between the two countries.
Biden and Macron try to relax
Meanwhile, as announced in a joint statement by the White House and the Elysee Palace, Presidents Biden and Macron agreed in a telephone conversation for “in-depth consultations” between their governments.
According to the two governments, the talks should “create conditions for confidence building” and propose “concrete steps towards common goals”. The French ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne, is due to return to Washington next week.
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According to US sources, the foreign ministers of the two countries met at the UN headquarters last Wednesday. Biden and Macron want to meet in person in Europe at the end of October. In late October, the G20 summit will take place in the Italian capital, Rome, before the COP26 climate conference kicks off in Glasgow, Scotland.
Deep rifts between diplomatic partners
The submarine dispute has historically caused a deep rift between the allies. The United States, Great Britain and Australia announced the Indo-Pacific Alliance last week, which includes the joint construction of nuclear submarines for Australia.
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Paris was deeply saddened when Australia broke a long-planned, multi-billion dollar submarine deal with France. The French government described the deal as a “betrayal” and withdrew its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra.
Australia has complained that the business of a somewhat French state-owned naval consortium has been planned and delayed in budget for several years.
In 2016, Canberra signed an agreement to purchase twelve diesel-powered submarines. The deal has been dubbed the “Agreement of the Century” and is valued at A $ 50 billion. The deal was later revalued at ில்லியன் 56 billion.
According to the French Ministry of Defense, the naval team has already completed 900 million euros worth of work on the submarines. However, according to the ministry, the company did not suffer any losses as the work was shut down due to Australian payments already made. (AFP)
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