London: British Prime Minister Boris johnson On Sunday, Australia and the US eased diplomatic rift with Paris over a new security deal, saying his country’s “love for France is unwavering”.
Speaking to reporters while flying to New York, Johnson insisted Britain and France There is a “very friendly relationship”, which he described as of “huge importance”.
Australia’s respective decision to tear down the security agreement, and a multi-billion dollar deal for French submarines in favor of US nuclear-powered ships, have sparked outrage in Paris with the president. Emmanuel Macron The recall of French ambassadors to Canberra and Washington in an unprecedented move.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said over the weekend that Britain was a “third wheel” in the matter, and accused London of “constant opportunism”.
France has canceled this week’s meeting between its defense minister Florence Parly and his British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source in his ministry told AFP on Sunday.
But on the plane, Johnson downplayed France’s concerns.
He said the agreement, dubbed okus, “wasn’t meant to be zero-sum in any way, it’s not meant to be exclusion”.
“It’s not something that anyone needs to worry about and especially not our French friends,” he said.
Speaking to reporters while flying to New York, Johnson insisted Britain and France There is a “very friendly relationship”, which he described as of “huge importance”.
Australia’s respective decision to tear down the security agreement, and a multi-billion dollar deal for French submarines in favor of US nuclear-powered ships, have sparked outrage in Paris with the president. Emmanuel Macron The recall of French ambassadors to Canberra and Washington in an unprecedented move.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said over the weekend that Britain was a “third wheel” in the matter, and accused London of “constant opportunism”.
France has canceled this week’s meeting between its defense minister Florence Parly and his British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source in his ministry told AFP on Sunday.
But on the plane, Johnson downplayed France’s concerns.
He said the agreement, dubbed okus, “wasn’t meant to be zero-sum in any way, it’s not meant to be exclusion”.
“It’s not something that anyone needs to worry about and especially not our French friends,” he said.
.