(Bangkok Comprehensive) French President Macron said on Thursday (November 17) that France is open to re -examine the re -examining submarine transactions with Australia.
The government led by former Australian Prime Minister Morrison, after tearing a contract with the French submarine in September last year, French Australia relations once fell into the bottom.
Macron who attended the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, said at a press conference on Thursday that France will not supply nuclear submarines to foreign countries. Therefore"Freedom and sovereignty", submarines are also built in Australia.
Macron revealed that during the day before, he discussed the matter with Australian Prime Minister Albanis during the Twenty Group (G20) summit, but Australia "did not decide to change the strategy on this issue at this stage.
In September last year, after the establishment of a three -sided security partnership (AUKUS) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, Australia canceled the contract to purchase 12 conventional submarines from France, which caused strong dissatisfaction in France.Macron also pointed out that Morrison lied to him in the cancellation of the submarine construction contract.
In June of this year, Albanis announced that it reached a compensation agreement with the French submarine manufacturer's Navy Group to solve the breach of contract with a "fair and fair solution" of 555 million euros (about S $ 81 billion).This has caused the disputes that have caused the deterioration of relations between the two countries to come to an end.
Affected by the cooperation of the United States and the United States, the United States, and the United States, France is re -examining its "Indo -Pacific Strategy".In recent years, with the strategic adjustment of the United States, increasing investment in the Indo -Pacific region has become an important part of France's foreign strategy.
According to Agence France -Presse, when Macron attended the APEC forum on Friday in Bangkok, he would speak on France's "Indo -Pacific Strategy".
Macron said on Thursday: "In this fiercely competitive area, this is also a battlefield between the two world powers. Our strategy is to defend freedom and sovereignty."
But Macron emphasized that the submarine contract signed by France and Australia was not to confront China.
Macron also announced on Thursday that France is discussing cooperation with Indonesia, including providing fighters and submarines for Indonesia.
In February this year, Indonesia and France signed a number of agreements, including the purchase of 42 gusts fighters, submarine development, and ammunition production.The total value of 42 gusts fighters was US $ 8.1 billion (about S $ 11.1 billion), which was the first time that Indonesia had purchased a French fighter.
