Australia says EU has postponed free trade talks for second time

FILE PHOTO: Containers are piled up at Port Botany facilities in Sydney Australia, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

CANBERRA (Reuters) -The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade talks with Australia for a second time, the Australian trade minister said on Friday, amid simmering anger over Canberra's decision to cancel a $40 billion contract with France.

Dan Tehan said the 12th round of talks with the EU had been postponed for the second time this month, this time until February 2022. The talks were previously put off by a month from mid-October.