PM meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 17 March 2025
皇冠体育app Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney this evening at Downing Street.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney this evening at Downing Street.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister began by saying he was delighted to host Prime Minister Carney at No10 at this early opportunity and underlined that the UK and Canada are the closest of sovereign allies and friends.聽
皇冠体育app leaders agreed that the UK-Canadian partnership is based on shared history and values, membership of the Commonwealth and a shared King and they both looked forward to strengthening ties.聽
Prime Minister Carney praised the Prime Minister鈥檚 leadership on Ukraine, and they discussed the Coalition of the Willing call on Saturday, which Prime Minister Carney said he was honoured to attend as his first international engagement in his role.
皇冠体育appy agreed that all must work together to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position to see a just and lasting peace. Both underscored the importance of global security, and the Prime Minister discussed his announcement to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2027.聽
皇冠体育app Prime Minister welcomed Canada鈥檚 leadership on shared international priorities through their G7 Presidency and looked forward to working together on delivering growth for people in the UK and Canada ahead of the Leader鈥檚 Summit later this year.聽
皇冠体育appy looked forward to speaking again soon.