Friday 1 July 2022 04:54 AM Tanya Plibersek's special moment with Emmanuel Macron trends now

Friday 1 July 2022 04:54 AM Tanya Plibersek's special moment with Emmanuel Macron trends now
Friday 1 July 2022 04:54 AM Tanya Plibersek's special moment with Emmanuel Macron trends now

Friday 1 July 2022 04:54 AM Tanya Plibersek's special moment with Emmanuel Macron trends now

Tanya Plibersek's special moment with Emmanuel Macron: New environment minister holds hands with French president French-Australia relations soured when ex-PM dumped big submarine contract  New Labor government is now trying to repair relations with President Macron  Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek took a selfie with him in Lisbon, Portugal 

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Tanya Plibersek has enjoyed a friendly meeting with Emmanuel Macron who declared Australia is 'back' after his public spat with Scott Morrison.

The environment minister met the French President in Lisbon, Portugal where she attended a speech he gave on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference on Thursday.

French-Australia relations have been frosty since Mr Morrison dumped a $90billion submarine contract with a French company last year and then leaked private texts from the President in a bid to prove he was expecting it. 

Mr Macron said he was lied to and recalled his Australian ambassador to express his fury.

The new Labor government is now trying to repair relations and Thursday's meeting appeared to show Mr Macron is ready to do that. 

Tanya Plibersek has enjoyed a friendly meeting with Emmanuel Macron. She shared this selfie of the pair on Twitter afterwards

Tanya Plibersek has enjoyed a friendly meeting with Emmanuel Macron. She shared this selfie of the pair on Twitter afterwards

At one point in his speech, Mr Macron directly addressed Ms Plibersek and said 'you're back', reported the Sydney Morning Herald

'We need you in the Indo-Pacific strategy and climate and oceans is part of the strategy for us,' he added.

After the event he reportedly went up to her and clasped her hand in his.

A beaming Ms Plibersek posted a selfie with the president on Twitter and said

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