French President Emmanuel Macron doesn't want an apology from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the handling of the submarine debacle, because he 'is not responsible for what happened'.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday, 1 July, 2022.French President Emmanuel Macron doesn't want an apology from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the handling of the submarine debacle, because he "is not responsible for what happened".
France temporarily recalled its ambassador from Canberra, and Mr Macron told Australian reporters that former prime minister Scott Morrison had lied to him. Mr Albanese said he recognised that France is not just a "great European power" but also an "Indo-Pacific and global power". The leaders discussed climate change action, the war in Ukraine, Pacific policies and expanding cultural exchange between the two countries through the arts and education.Previously, Mr Albanese said the meeting with Mr Macron on 1 July, the start of a new financial year was an "appropriate time" to enter a "new dawn" between Australia and France.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the move a "stab in the back" and temporarily withdrew France's ambassadors to Australia and the US."I was very clear that the conventional submarines were not going to be able to meet our strategic interests, and that we would need to make a decision in our national interest," Mr Morrison said.
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