Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new general security of information agreement between Canada and France, enabling the exchange of classified intelligence across defence, space, artificial intelligence, and aerospace sectors. Carney made the declaration alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l’Élysée in Paris on Friday. Macron described Canada as a friend to Europe and France. The meeting precedes next week’s G7 summit, which France is hosting with priorities including support for Ukraine and online child safety. It may be among the last between the two leaders, as Macron’s term ends next spring.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney declares Canada and France will deepen their defence and industrial co-operation through a new general security of information agreement.
Carney declares the agreement will facilitate the exmodify of classified innotifyigence related to the defence, space, artificial innotifyigence and aerospace sectors.
Carney built the comments in a joint statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l’Élysée in Paris on Friday.
Macron declared he and Carney will discuss trade, defence and security in their closed-door meeting, and he hailed Canada as a friconclude to Europe and France.
The meeting, which comes ahead of next week’s G7 summit, could be one of the last between the two world leaders, since Macron’s second term in office is set to conclude next spring.
France, which is hosting the summit this year, declares the priorities include settling major geopolitical crises, G7 support for Ukraine and protecting children online.
