Following Australian Prime Minister Morrison's tough stance of declaring that he "will never regret" canceling France's submarine orders, the Australian deputy prime minister also came out to "bar" with France.
(Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce data map)
According to the British "Guardian" report, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on the 20th local time that Australia does not have to prove its "closeness" and "feelings" for the French, because during the two world wars, "tens of thousands of Australians died on French soil".
(Screenshot of the Guardian report)
Joyce said he understood the French government's disappointment at the cancellation of the submarine deal, but Australia had little to prove. "Australia does not need to prove their intimacy and affection for the French and their firm desire to uphold Freedom and Equality in France."
"We have tens of thousands of Australians who died on French soil during World War I and World War II, or who died to protect French territory from the countries around them." Joyce said, "I never wanted to say anything about the price they paid, because the price that those families paid, the tragedy of death, is priceless." This is immeasurable. ”
The Guardian said Joyce made the comments on the occasion of Morrison's flight to the United States to meet Biden.
Earlier, Britain, the United States and Australia suddenly announced the establishment of a new trilateral security partnership, allowing Australia to obtain nuclear submarines, resulting in the failure of the conventional submarine order signed by France and Australia. Subsequently, France announced the recall of its two ambassadors to the United States and Australia, and French Foreign Minister Le Dreyon criticized this treacherous act as unacceptable and seriously damaged the relations between partner countries in a press release issued on the evening of September 17, local time.
In an interview on the 19th, Australian Prime Minister Morrison not only did not appease France, but also "heart-wrenchingly" bragged about his relationship with Britain and the United States. "I'm sure people will understand that Australia's national interest comes first. It has to be first, and it really is first. The trilateral partnership that I was able to establish with President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson is in Australia's best interest. This is in Australia's long-term national interest. Morrison also reportedly said the decision to cancel the conventionally powered submarine contract was in Australia's "defence interests", adding that he "will never regret it".
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