近日，围绕美国与澳大利亚和英国签署的潜艇合约风波持续升级。

自美英澳达成新的军事协议，使法澳此前达成的数百亿美元的核潜艇军购大单“泡汤”后，法国怒火难消，不仅罕见召回驻美和驻澳大使进行抗议，更于21日祭出“新招”：呼吁欧盟押后与澳大利亚的贸易协议谈判。

当天，法国总统马克龙与印度总理莫迪通电话，围绕印太地区合作事宜展开讨论，并表示要采取联合行动。

The new trilateral partnership has angered France after Australia pulled out of a 56-billion-euro ($65.6 billion) contract. Back in 2016, Australia signed a contract with France for the purchase of 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.

Earlier, France rebuked Australia and the U.S. for "a major breach of trust and contempt" in the submarine row, following the decision to recall its ambassadors from the TWO countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as France deals with the fallout from Australia's cancellation of a $40 billion French submarine order.

The two leaders held a phone conversation on Tuesday, said a statement from Macron's office, during which they also discussed issues such as the crisis in Afghanistan.

与此同时，欧盟也站到法国这边。

9月20日，欧盟各国外长就潜艇合约事件举行闭门会议，明确了与法国团结一致的立场。随后，欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩和欧洲理事会主席米歇尔相继发声力挺法国，明确表示美澳的做法“不可接受”，要求美国和澳大利亚对潜艇事件作出澄清。

欧洲理事会主席米歇尔20日表示，对于美英澳日前达成核潜艇协议的举动感到难以理解，“我们看到，透明和忠诚明显缺失”。他直言美国已经失去跨大西洋联盟的信任，受此事影响，欧洲国家将加大增强自身防御力量的努力。

米歇尔认为，拜登上任后声称“美国回来了”，但美国如今的举动让人困惑，“美国回来了吗？美国是回到了美国，还是其他地方？”

此外，米歇尔透露，原定于9月29日举行的首届“贸易和技术理事会”或将被推迟。该委员会由美国和欧盟共同成立，一度被视为跨大西洋联盟关系的极大突破。

欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩也表示，法国遭受了“不可接受的”对待，要求美澳就潜艇事件作出解释。

France was treated in an "unacceptable" way when Australia, Britain and the United States negotiated a defense pact ditching its contract to supply submarines to Canberra, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday.

"There are a lot of open questions that have to be answered," von der Leyen told CNN, according to a tweeted video extract of her interview. "One of our member states has been treated in a way that is not acceptable."

She said Brussels would want to "clarify" what had happened "before you keep on going with business as usual."

欧盟不仅展开“口诛笔伐”，且很快实施了相关行动。欧洲议会国际贸易委员会主席兰格21日透露，由于欧澳“出现信任问题”，双方自由贸易协定谈判将被推迟。

欧盟和澳大利亚之间的贸易协定谈判于2018年6月启动，迄今已进行了11轮，下一轮谈判原定于10月举行。欧盟委员会首席发言人马默表示，目前委员会正在分析潜艇争端对这一日程产生的影响。由于法国公开反对，协议至少不会在2022年5月法国大选之前签署。

澳大利亚贸易部长特汉周一表示，他相信这场纷争不会波及欧盟与澳大利亚的贸易磋商，但他将在10月赴巴黎参加经济合作暨发展组织(OECD)会议时寻求与法国贸易部长的会晤。

The European Commission is currently analyzing the impact of the new security partnership between Australia, Britain and the U.S., dubbed AUKUS, on the next round of its trade negotiations with Australia, the commission's chief spokesperson Eric Mamer said on Monday.

Launched in June 2018, the negotiations for a trade agreement between the EU and Australia saw their 11th round concluded in June this year, with the talks scheduled to continue in October.

Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Monday he was confident the row would not spill over and impact trade, but he would seek a meeting with his French counterpart when he is in Paris for an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development meeting in October.

对于欧盟此番声援，法国欧洲事务部长博纳表示了欢迎。他强调，此事不仅关乎法国，也关乎欧洲，欧盟需要采取更加果断的方式捍卫成员国的利益。

面对法国的连番“炮轰”，美国正试图进行安抚。白宫发言人19日称，拜登“迫不及待要与马克龙通话，讨论两国未来的道路”。美国国务院也发表声明称：“法国是我们至关重要的伙伴和最古老的盟友，我们高度重视两国关系。”

U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking to hold a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, U.S. officials said on Monday, in an effort to reduce tensions caused by a controversial submarine deal.

"President Biden has asked to be able to speak with President Macron to talk about the way forward, to talk about his deep commitment to the U.S. alliance with France," a senior Biden administration official told reporters in a call briefing on Monday.

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