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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor, in Bangkok

Albanese denies rift with Macron over Aukus submarines as leaders convene at Apec

Prime minister Anthony Albanese arrives at the Apec summit in Bangkok
Anthony Albanese is dismissing suggestions of discord with Emmanuel Macron after the French president said the Aukus submarine deal risked ‘nuclear confrontation’. Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images

Anthony Albanese has shrugged off a fresh declaration from the French president that the Aukus submarine deal risks a nuclear confrontation with China, while confirming Australia will not support Taiwan’s entry into a key regional trade pact.

Speaking to reporters in Bangkok ahead of his Apec program on Friday, Albanese said Emmanuel Macron was “entitled to put forward the views he does in a very forthright way” and said there was no rift between him and the French president.

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