Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Erdoğan have announced a strategic partnership to deepen trade and defence co-operation between the countries.
The two leaders signed an agreement on Oct. 21 during Carney’s visit to Ankara. Carney said at a joint announcement alongside Erdoğan that Canada’s goal is to build “deeper partnerships with reliable partners that create new opportunities for us both.”
The two leaders agreed to work toward concluding a Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement to expand trade in sectors such as energy supply, defence production, aerospace, and artificial intelligence.
Carney said negotiators will meet in Ankara in a month for the first round of free trade talks….