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Canada, Turkey set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says

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Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Turkey later this week, aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in defense, energy, economy, and social ties. The agreement will establish committees for each area to draft action plans. Energy discussions may include nuclear power projects, potential liquefied natural gas purchases from Canada, and critical minerals trade. Defence sector talks are expected to focus on drones and naval cooperation.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada signed a joint declaration with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 22, 2026, during his two-day visit to Turkey, marking the first dedicated bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister. The declaration aims to deepen cooperation in four areas: defence, energy, economy, and social ties. Carney's visit is part of Canada’s strategy to reduce trade dependence on the United States amid escalating tensions with Washington. Bilateral trade between Canada and Turkey has risen nearly 50% over the past five years but still accounts for less than 0.3% of Canada’s total merchandise trade, valued at approximately C$4.34 billion ($3.09 billion). The two leaders also agreed to begin free trade agreement negotiations before year-end and launched a three-year action plan to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic partnership.

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Canada, Turkey set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says ANKARA/TORONTO, Oct 20 - NATO allies Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said.
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🔮 Canada, Turkey set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says ANKARA/TORONTO, Oct 20 - NATO allies Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said.

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Canada, Turkey set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says ANKARA/TORONTO, Oct 20 - NATO allies Canada and Turkey are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said. asserted
person → set → matter
The declaration is also expected to encompass the economy, looking to advance free trade talks between the countries, while boosting social and diplomatic ties. asserted
declaration → expect → ties
The countries would establish committees in all of the areas to draft action plans, the person said. asserted
person → establish → plans
Carney's office and Turkey's presidency and Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment. asserted
office → respond → comment
Carney will be the first Canadian prime minister to make a dedicated bilateral visit to Turkey. asserted
Carney → make → Turkey
He is set to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday and is expected to meet with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul on Friday. asserted
He → set → Friday
The visit is part of Carney's efforts to reduce trade dependence on the United States and strengthen partnerships with regional powers amid a damaging trade war with Washington and an increasingly adversarial relationship with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly questioned Canada's sovereignty. asserted
who → reduce → sovereignty
TALKS MAY INCLUDE NUCLEAR POWER, LNG uncertain
TALKS → include → POWER
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told the Kanal 7 broadcaster on Sunday that energy, namely nuclear power, would be among the top agenda items during Carney’s visit. asserted
energy → tell → visit
Ankara anticipates that energy discussions will also include potential purchases by Turkey of liquefied natural gas from Canada as well as critical minerals, the person said. asserted
person → anticipate → Canada
A working group is expected to be created to study the feasibility of a bid by Canada's CANDU to build a planned nuclear plant on Turkey's Black Sea coast. asserted
group → work → coast
Turkey has held talks with Canadian engineering firm AtkinsRealis ATRL.TO, which owns CANDU, as well as South Korea's Korea Electric Power Corporation and China's State Power Investment Corporation, about potentially building its planned second and third nuclear power plants. asserted
which → hold → plants
Russia's Rosatom is building its first. asserted
Rosatom → build → first
The discussions on the defence sector are expected to focus on drones and naval cooperation. asserted
discussions → expect → drones
In 2024, to help thaw bilateral ties, Canada removed weapons-export controls on Turkey, including on optical technology used in drones that Turkey exports to dozens of nations. asserted
Turkey → thaw → nations
Carney is also expected to meet with officials from defence companies as well as firms with energy businesses during his visit to Turkey, including Calik Holding and Sabanci Holding, according to two other people familiar with the plans. uncertain
Carney → expect → plans
Sabanci Holding declined to comment while Calik Holding did not immediately respond to requests for comment. asserted
Holding → decline → comment
Turkish defence analysts said Trump's policies towards Canada had created opportunities for closer cooperation in ammunition production, drones and naval systems, but cautioned that major agreements were unlikely to materialise in the short term. asserted
agreements → say → term
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