French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to deepen cooperation during Carney’s visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday (20 Sep), marking the first official visit by a Canadian prime minister to the French archipelago.
The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Canada-France relations through closer cooperation on defence, space, energy, artificial intelligence, climate resilience and trade.
They also highlighted plans to expand collaboration between Canada, France and the European Union, alongside discussions on Ukraine, the Middle East, Arctic security and transatlantic cooperation.
Key developments include:
- Canada and France tasked their space agencies and defence ministries with developing shared space infrastructure, including launch systems and ground facilities.
- The Regional Joint Cooperation Commission will expand work on trade, energy transition, climate resilience and cross-border security.
- Both leaders reaffirmed support for sovereignty, international law, democracy and free trade during their joint remarks.
Macron and Carney said they would continue discussions at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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