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Frydenberg:
[France's] disappointment is obvious, and it's understandable too. I mean, this was a large defence contract that they were hoping to see through to completion, but it's not going to happen that way - because of the Aukus arrangement.
With respect to the next steps, well, the prime minister and the president will, you know, no doubt talk about those in subsequent conversations. But we're thinking about how to build that partnership back, the areas of activity where we can continue to cooperate.
Do you believe Emmanuel Macron is lying? Somebody is not telling the truth here.
Well, the prime minister has made it very clear that he refutes those claims that have been made.
He's also said, in other statements, that the French knew that we were considering various options and that that contract wouldn't necessarily meet our strategic and national interests.
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