Sydney French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a submarine building contract in September, and indicated more was needed to be done to rebuild trust between the two allies. Macron and Morrison were in Rome for the G20 summit, the first time they had met since Australia scrapped a multibillion dollar submarine deal with France as part of a new security alliance with the United States and Britain announced in September. JUST WATCHED Biden to France's Macron: What we did was clumsy Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Biden to France's Macron: What we did was clumsy 01:20"I have a lot of respect for your country. I have a lot of respect and a lot of friendship for your people. Asked if he thought Morrison had lied to him, Macron replied "I don't think, I know."

Source: CNN November 01, 2021 01:11 UTC