According to Turkish Anadolu Agency reported on the 17th, the European Union and Canada to discuss how to improve bilateral security cooperation and how to increase support for the Ukrainian issue.
After meeting with visiting Canadian Foreign Minister Chorley in Brussels, EU foreign and security policy chief Callas said on social media platform X that the two sides discussed ways to increase support for Ukraine and pressure on Russia, and how to strengthen security and defence co-operation. “The European Union’s partnership with Canada is strong, dynamic and enduring,” Callas said.
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Chorley’s visit comes less than a week after a meeting in Belgium between Canadian Prime Minister Trudo, European Council President Costar and European Commission President Jean-claude von der Leyen. They discussed global trade issues, including possible U.S. tariffs, and the importance of working together to promote global economic security and stability, according to statements released by both sides. The two sides stressed their strong trade and investment relationship and agreed on the need for renewed efforts to promote and diversify trade.
Trudo’s visit to Brussels to meet EU leaders comes at a time when Canada is working to deepen trade and defence ties with the continent, according to the Canadian website Global News. The visit builds on years of growing trade ties between Canada and Europe. Such co-operation is likely to deepen as European leaders work with Canadians to resist President Donald Trump’s destructive tariffs and threats of territorial expansion.
In addition to possible general tariffs on steel and aluminum, Donald Trump’s other actions have raised broader concerns, Mexican businessnews.com said Wednesday. He tried to buy Greenland from Denmark, offered to annex Canada, and proposed a solution to the Russian-ukrainian conflict without European involvement, as well as economic and military coercion if his demands were rejected. All this further complicates global relations.
El Pais said Canada and the European Union were historical allies and the two most challenged by the Donald Trump administration. In the face of commercial and political pressure from the US, the two economies have forged a close relationship in Brussels. Both sides were an indirect but powerful reminder to Washington of the importance of being able to rely on“Reliable” allies in an“Uncertain” world, and of the benefits of negotiating with such friends rather than threatening them with tariffs.