(PARIS): France has canceled a defense meeting with Britain following a dispute over agreements with Washington and London following Australia's cancellation of a submarine deal with Paris.
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According to Al-Arabiya.net, two informed sources said on Sunday that a meeting between French Defense Minister Florence Parle and her British counterpart had been canceled. The meeting was scheduled to take place this week. Both sources have confirmed an earlier report in The Guardian that a meeting between French and British defense ministers had been canceled.
Commenting on the issue, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphasized the importance of relations with France and said that the strategic partnership between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, which includes the supply of American submarines to Canberra, The importance of the relationship cannot be denied.
According to the British Press Association, Boris Johnson told reporters on a plane during a trip to New York that the London-Paris relationship was "very friendly" and "very important". France has a strong love for Britain.
On the other hand, French government spokesman Gabriel Atal said that the US President had asked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to talk to him after the cancellation of the France-Australia submarine deal, adding that he would meet his French counterpart in the next few days. Will talk on the telephone
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