‘A Golden Opportunity to Rebuild Something Substantial’ but Australia Must Prove Itself: French Ambassador

‘A Golden Opportunity to Rebuild Something Substantial’ but Australia Must Prove Itself: French Ambassador
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison answer the press prior to a working diner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 15, 2021. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
Crispin Rovere
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The French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault has told the National Press Club that France feels betrayed by Australia actions around the submarine deal because they had entrusted a vital element of their national security to Australia.

Thebault, who was addressing the Press Club, on Monday noted that the extent of what had been committed to Australia had not happened before in France.