President Biden and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, speaking for the first time since a diplomatic spat arose, vowed to seek ways to patch up an alliance that is part of American efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific
to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, vowed to seek ways to patch up an alliance that is part of American efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.
In a joint statement from the U.S. and France, both sides acknowledged the situation would have benefited from better communication. Mr. Biden also reaffirmed a commitment to discuss matters of strategic interest to France and European partners, it said. Mr. Macron said his ambassador, Philippe Etienne, would return to Washington next week after having been recalled for consultations, the joint statement said.
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