Australia Agrees To Pay For End To French Submarine Conflict News About Weapons
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that the French company had agreed to a “fair and equitable settlement” of 555 million euros ($ 584 million) for Australia, ending a 10-year multi-billion dollar submarine contract. The deal has thrown a line under a controversy that has sparked controversy at the leadership level and threatened to torpedo talks on a European Union-Australia trade deal. “It allows us to turn the page on our bilateral relations with Australia and look to the future,” said French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornou....