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Canada's Carney visits Turkiye in push to ease US trade dependence

Global Published 22 October 2026, 08:01 · archived 22 Oct 2026

ANKARA: Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkiye on Thursday, marking the first ​bilateral visit by a Canadian leader, as he seeks to deepen trade with other “middle powers” and ease ‌dependence on the US. Carney and Erdogan are expected to sign a declaration deepening cooperation in four areas including defense and energy, a person briefed on the matter said. Carney is on a global trade blitz that he hopes will help buffer Canada from a trade war with the US, where President ​Donald Trump has applied sweeping tariffs and questioned the neighboring country’s sov...

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