Saturday, 21 May 2022

France’s outgoing foreign minister welcomes defeat of Scott Morrison

Undiplomatic remarks from Jean-Yves Le Drian follow war of words between nations over abandoned submarine deal

France’s outgoing foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has undiplomatically welcomed the election defeat of Australia’s conservative government after a war of words last year over an abandoned submarine deal between the two countries.

Australia scrapped the purchase worth up to A$90bn (£50bn) last September in favour of a security pact with the US and the UK.

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