CORRECTED: France recalls ambassadors from US, Australia for consultations

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CORRECTED: France recalls ambassadors from US, Australia for consultations
Paris, Sept 17 (AFP) Sep 17, 2021
France has recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia for consultation, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced Friday, after Canberra ditched a deal to buy French submarines in favour of US vessels.

Le Drian said in a statement that the decision was made to immediately recall the two French ambassador due to "the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States".

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