Macron touts relationship with Canada in visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Macron said he saw the planned meeting with Mark Carney as "a very strong gesture of friendship" and pointed to the Canadian leader's blossoming relationship with Brussels.
French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the strong bond between France and Canada during his visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon this weekend. From September 19 to 21, Macron is in the French overseas collectivity to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Speaking to reporters on the archipelago, Macron said the trip aimed to help the territory move forward and gently countered claims the visit was a statement.
He reassured that France has close friends in the region, including Canada. Carney's visit is seen as a strong gesture of friendship, highlighting Canada's rich reserves of raw materials and rare earth elements, as well as its liquefied natural gas production. Macron highlighted the potential for France and the EU to secure strategic mineral and LNG supplies from Canada.
Following Trump's rejection of Canada's potential associate membership in the EU, Macron noted the Canadian leader's growing ties with Brussels. Carney is expected to join Macron for a working lunch, a wreath-laying ceremony, and a joint statement before Carney heads back to Ottawa. Macron is scheduled to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next week, where Trump's Greenland security deal is also anticipated to be signed.
In a post on X, Macron expressed pride and happiness at being in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, emphasizing the unity of values, destiny, and the Republic.
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