Morrison Says He Told Modi, Suga About Sub Deal in Advance
- French officials say they only had hours’ notice of agreement
- Australia and U.S. pact displaced $66 billion French sub deal
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he told the leaders of India and Japan in advance about a deal to purchase nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S., an announcement that blindsided and angered French leaders.
“I had the opportunity to speak with both Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Suga before we made the announcement about the Aukus arrangement and where we were proceeding on nuclear submarines,” Morrison said at the White House on Friday evening after a summit with the two leaders and President Joe Biden.