CNN: France's Macron says Australian Prime Minister lied to him on submarine deal
French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a submarine building contract in September, and indicated more was needed to be done to rebuild trust between the two allies.
Macron and Morrison were in Rome for the G20 summit, the first time they had met since Australia scrapped a multibillion dollar submarine deal with France as part of a new security alliance with the United States and Britain announced in September.
The new security alliance, dubbed AUKUS and which could give Australia access to nuclear-powered submarines, caught Paris off guard and saw the French ambassadors recalled from Washington and Canberra amid accusations France had been betrayed.
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Video - Emmanuel Macon accuses Scott Morrison of lying to him over submarine deal -- SKY News
Macron says Australia's Morrison lied about submarine deal -- The Hill
AUKUS row: Macron says Australian PM lied about submarine deal -- Al Jazeera
Macron accuses Australian PM of lying about submarine deal -- RT
