Carney expected to meet King Charles during his first trip abroad as prime minister
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Just days after being sworn into office, Prime Minister Mark Carney will embark on his first trip abroad in the new job. Carney's office says he'll travel to Paris, then to London where he's expected to meet with King Charles only weeks after his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, held his own meeting with the monarch.
On Saturday afternoon, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) released details of Carney's trip, which also includes a stop in Iqaluit. The PMO said the trip is meant "to strengthen two of our closest and longest-standing economic and security partnerships, and to reaffirm Canada's Arctic security and sovereignty."
Carney will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron while in Paris, according to the PMO.
"With the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as the foundation, the leaders will focus on their shared commitment to build stronger economic, commercial, and defence ties," the PMO said in a news release.
While in London, Carney will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. "Their discussions will focus on strengthening transatlantic security, growing the AI sector and the strong commercial relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom," the PMO said.
The two prime ministers will also "explore ways to deepen bilateral trade" through the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement as well as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the PMO added.
Carney is also expected to have an audience with King Charles, meaning the monarch will have met with two Canadian prime ministers in the span of roughly two weeks.
In early March, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles to discuss "matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians." Their meeting came as questions swirled over why the monarch had not publicly commented on U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada.
The PMO did not share any information on what Carney will discuss with the King.
On top of meeting with Trudeau, King Charles has made some moves to show solidarity with Canada against Trump's annexation talks. He wore his Canadian medals during a high-profile military visit, planted a red maple tree on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and gave his personal Canadian liaison in Parliament a sword.
But Charles has not spoken publicly about the Canada-U.S. friction. He also created a stir in late February by inviting Trump to Balmoral, a royal estate in Scotland. The invitation was brought to Trump by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to the White House.
During his visit to Iqaluit, Carney will meet with members of the Iqaluit Patrol of 1 Canadian Rangers Patrol Group — "a group critical to Arctic stability and security," the PMO said in its news release.
The prime minister will also meet with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok "to learn more about the evolving needs and priorities of Arctic and Northern communities," the PMO said.
In early March, Akeeagok said his territory relies on imported goods and is vulnerable to the effects of a trade war with the U.S.
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