⚡️🇨🇦🇹🇷 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Ankara and Istanbul on 21–23 October, the first dedicated bilateral visit to NATO ally Türkiye by a Canadian leader; in Ankara he will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to strengthen ties in energy and mining, climate, defence and security, while in Istanbul he will meet Turkish business leaders and investors and promote Canada as a trade and investment destination, emphasizing expansion of bilateral trade in energy, aerospace, advanced technologies, mining and critical minerals. — Canadian PM’s Office/Reuters

➡️ The visit follows the formal launch of Canada–Türkiye free-trade agreement negotiations at the NATO leaders’ summit in July, as Carney seeks to double Canada’s non-U.S. trade over the next decade and expand partnerships; Türkiye has also agreed to join Canada’s Defence Security and Resilience Bank as one of 10 founding members of Carney’s multilateral “middle powers” bank.

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