Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source

I am asked about my communications with other leaders, particularly the French President, and that was in relation to the government's decision to enter into an agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom to give Australia the opportunity to develop nuclear propelled submarines. I can confirm that, when I spoke to the French President back in June, I was very clear with the French President that the conventionally powered diesel submarines that we had entered into an agreement to build with the French government, through the Naval Group, would not meet our strategic requirements given the situation in our region. I was very clear about those capabilities.

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