For the past fortnight, Australia has taken part in an emergency training drill lead by the French military in New Caledonia, as the two countries try to put the cancelled submarine deal behind them.
, which recently docked in Townsville, along with 15 aircraft.
Both countries seem intent on moving on from Australia's decision in 2021 to cancel a multi-billion dollar French submarine contract, in favour of nuclear powered subs through the AUKUS deal."AUKUS is first of all an alliance between different countries," he said. "It was very important for us to welcome the country which is one of the two closest countries to New Caledonia, Australia, New Zealand, and which is also a country that has been a long time cooperating from an operational point of view," he told the ABC.
Papua New Guinea's Defence Force Chief Major General Mark Goina said AUKUS was a matter for Australia as a sovereign nation. Captain Cowan said Croix du Sud was essential to ensuring countries could work together effectively in responding to future natural disasters.
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