Canada and Sweden announced they have established a “strategic partnership” that will entail enhanced military and Arctic cooperation.
The agreement was signed as Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Nov. 18 and were welcomed at Rideau Hall. They met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said in a statement that the new “Canada-Sweden Strategic Partnership” will “drive growth in Canada with transformational new opportunities for our industries and high-paying careers for our workers.”
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that both countries are NATO allies and Arctic nations with shared interests, and will strengthen their ties in areas like trade, investment, economic development, science and research, climate and energy, and defence. …