🌟 [ 68 ]   France recalls ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia [ @CNBC Television ]

CNBC s Shep Smith reports on France s recall of its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia over a submarine deal. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] France, still mad about the submarine deal Australia struck with the United States and the United Kingdom, has recalled its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia. France’s foreign minister said Friday that the country immediately recalled the ambassadors in protest of a trilateral security deal that included nuclear-powered submarines for Australia. “At the request of the President of the Republic, I have decided to immediately recall our two ambassadors to the United States and Australia to Paris for consultations,” French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement. “This exceptional decision is justified by the exceptional gravity of the announcements made on 15 September by Australia and the United States.” A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNBC that the Biden administration had discussed with French counterparts the matter of recalling French Ambassador to the U.S. Philippe Etienne. “While we regret that they have taken this step, we will continue to be engaged in the coming days to resolve our differences, as we have done at other points over the course of our long alliance,” the official said. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden helped unveil the formation of a new partnership between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom joined Biden virtually for the announcement of the partnership. The leaders said that the security partnership would seek to strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region as China expands its military might and influence. The deal also, in part, ends a longstanding submarine contract between Australia and France, replacing it with the new deal between Australia, the .

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