WASHINGTON, 16 Sep. France remains a partner of the United States, but multilateral formats may not include the country, this is how global diplomacy works, said White House spokesman Jen Psaki. «France is a member of the G7 and G20. We are working together on different issues, and we will continue. Their leadership on different levels remains a partner of the US and this administration in the future. There is a partnership between the US, Australia and the UK, there are others that include France and which do not. France has formats with other countries that do not include us. This is part of how the global diplomacy, «Psaki said at the briefing.
Psaki said the US is not looking for a cold war with China According to Psaki, Paris was informed of the trilateral initiative of the US, UK and Australia in advance. creation of nuclear submarines with American technology for the Australian Navy. Australia previously announced that it was withdrawing from the submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group. Australia's A $ 90 billion (€ 56 billion) deal with the Naval Group, dubbed the «contract of the century», called for the production of 12 Barracuda-class attack submarines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Wednesday night Morrison in a joint statement announced the creation of a new AUKUS defense and security partnership. The first AUKUS initiative will be the creation of nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called Australia's decision to break the agreement «a stab in the back,» stressing that confidence has been undermined. Paris is awaiting clarification from both Australia and the United States.
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