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President Emmanuel Macron

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:19 am
by bdjakaria76
“In terms of geopolitics and international relations, it’s serious,” she told RFI radio on Thursday.

Parly and Le Drian had already denounced a “regrettable” decision by Canberra in an overnight statement, stressing the need to strengthen “European strategic autonomy”.

“There is no other credible way to defend our interests and values ​​in the world, including the Indo-Pacific,” they said.

who is due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks already scheduled for later Thursday – has repeatedly said Europe needs to develop its own defense capabilities to be less dependent on the United States.

Parly and Le Drian said France retains its ambitions in the phone number library Indo-Pacific region as the “only European nation” present there, due to its overseas territories with nearly two million French citizens and more than 7,000 soldiers.US says it gave France Hours notice of deal with Australia
The United States admitted on Thursday that it had only given France a few hours in advance of its agreement to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, a move that French authorities denounced as a major betrayal by one of his closest allies.

France had tried to strike its own multibillion-dollar deal with Australia, and French officials said the new deal, which Biden announced at the White House on Wednesday with the virtual accession of Australian leaders and British, was an affront.

President Biden’s national security adviser informed France on Wednesday morning that the United States had reached a deal with Australia, revealing the plan to France’s top diplomat in Washington the same day Mr. Biden handed it over. public, a senior US official said Thursday. The person requested anonymity to discuss the diplomatic talks.