The new Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney Sunday, flew to France where he will meet the French president Emanuel Macron. He will then fly to London in the United Kingdom to meet his British counterpart.
Carney flew to Paris after a brief stop in Montreal, where he attended the city Saint-Patrick celebrations and walked in the parade.
While the Canada-US relationship goes through a tough ordeal with the prices of American President Donald Trump forcing the economic pain Ottawa looks through the Atlantic.
Carney will also go to Iqaluit, Nunavut, said his office.
In Europe, commercial and security links will be at the top of the agenda of the two leaders, “with the complete economic and commercial agreement of European Canada-Union as a foundation,” said Carney’s office.
In addition to economic and commercial links, the two leaders will also discuss the Canada-France defense relationship, in the context of Carney Order an examination of the purchase of Canada of F-35 Fighter Jets of the American weapon manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin.
Monday, Carney will go to London to have an audience with King Charles III and meet British Prime Minister Kier Starmer.
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Carney will return to Canada on Tuesday, flying to examine the security of the Arctic in Iqaluit and meet the Prime Minister of Nunavut PJ Akeagok.
“Canada was built on a union of peoples – Aboriginal, French and British.
Carney’s visit to Europe is visiting the relationship between Canada and its greatest trading partner is under pressure due to the prices of US President Donald Trump on Canada.
Although Carney does not have the immediate intention of visiting the United States, he said he “waited” to speak with Trump “at the appropriate time”.
Canada Ambassador to the United States said Carney seeks to organize a conversation with Trump “as soon as possible.”
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, ambassador Kirsten Hillman said that the Canadian team had gripped his hand in the United States since Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister on March 14 and was “looking forward to connecting with Trump.
– with Canadian press files
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