He noted that he "does not know how to trust Australian partners now."

“And this was not a step against France, it was undermining the confidence of Europe,” Bon said.

Earlier, Australia announced that it had terminated the submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group.

This comes after the UK, US and Australia announced a new security partnership, AUKUS, which plans to build nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy. 

Later, the French Foreign Minister said that Paris was recalling its ambassadors to the United States and Australia for consultations due to the creation of the AUKUS alliance.