Australia’s foreign and defence ministers to join French counterparts for ‘2+2’ meeting, the first since relations cooled in 2021 over pact with US and UK
After visiting France, Wong and Marles will travel to the UK to participate in annual talks with their British counterparts.After visiting France, Wong and Marles will travel to the UK to participate in annual talks with their British counterparts.Foreign affairs and defence correspondentTwo senior Australian ministers will fly to
next week to step up efforts to repair the diplomatic rift, with closer cooperation in the Pacific expected to be on the agenda., will meet their French counterparts for what is known as a “2+2” meeting – the first in this format since the 2021 diplomatic rupture sparked by Aukus, sources said.
Just two weeks later, the Morrison government killed off that $90bn French program in favour of seeking US and UK help to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. It led the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to make the infamous accusation “I don’t think; I know”After visiting France next week, Wong and Marles will travel to the United Kingdom to participate in annual talks with their British counterparts, James Cleverly and Ben Wallace.
The war in Ukraine is expected to be discussed in the Australian ministers’ meetings with both the French and British. Last week Australia
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