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France recalls envoys in U.S, Australia over submarine deal - statement

France recalls envoys in U.S, Australia over submarine deal - statement
France recalls envoys in U.S, Australia over submarine deal - statement -  Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2021
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PARIS - France said on Friday it had decided to recall its ambassadors in the United States and Australia for consultations after Australia struck a deal with the United States and Britain which ended a $40 billion French-designed submarine deal.

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Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement that the rare decision taken by President Emmanuel Macron was made due to the seriousness of the event.

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