Tensions between Australia and France have improved following a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers. Director of Foreign Policy and Defence Professor Peter Dean told Sky News that "France is a genuine Indo-Pacific power" and has "committed to increasing their presence in their region."
Defence5 December 2023
Tensions between Australia and France continue to thaw
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