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AUKUS – France: “We do not see how we can trust Australia”

THE France does not see that it can trust Canberra in trade negotiations between the EU. and her Australia, after the latter’s decision to violate its commitment to buy French submarines, said today the Deputy Minister of European Affairs Clement Bon.

“We are in trade negotiations with Australia, I do not see how we can trust the Australian partner,” Bonn said during a broadcast on RFI radio and France24 and Public Sénat the day after the announcement of the security agreement between Australia, the USA and the United Kingdom (AUKUS), which resulted in the cancellation of the contract with France.

“It simply came to our notice then confidence on behalf of Australia “, he stressed. “International relations have nothing to do with naivety, good intentions, but the reason, the signing of a contract counts. “If there is no more trust, we can no longer move forward,” he said, as broadcast by APE BPE.

It is pointed out that the European Commission has undertaken since 2018 to negotiate free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.

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