France, US meet but say patching up will take time

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 25, 2021 12:09 am

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The top diplomats of France and the United States said on Thursday (Friday in Manila) that repairing ties will take time as Paris demanded action to assuage its anger over the cancellation of a massive submarine contract.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, after days of giving the cold shoulder, met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the allies' worst crisis in ties since the Iraq war.

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