Biden vs Macron at G-20: First meeting since submarine dispute
The Hindu
Mr Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will huddle Friday in Rome while Paris is still seething over a secret US-British submarine deal with Australia, which left France in the lurch and rattled Europe's faith in American loyalty
One of President Joe Biden's toughest meetings at the G-20 summit may be with the leader of America's oldest ally: France.
Mr Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will huddle Friday in Rome while Paris is still seething over a secret US-British submarine deal with Australia, which left France in the lurch and rattled Europe's faith in American loyalty.
The two men have talked twice since then and their first face-to-face meeting since the scandal broke in September marks the latest American effort to try to smooth things over.
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