{"id":328603,"date":"2026-05-03T19:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328603"},"modified":"2026-05-03T19:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:37:19","slug":"carney-to-participate-in-european-summit-on-security-trade-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/carney-to-participate-in-european-summit-on-security-trade-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney to participate in European summit on security, trade – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prime Minister Mark Carney met Sunday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his nation\u2019s capital ahead of the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Canada is the primary non-European country to attend these meetings, which have taken place twice a yr since they began after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meetings include EU countries and others, equivalent to Iceland, Turkey and Ukraine itself.<\/p>\n

Carney thanked Pashinyan for the invitation to attend the summit during their meeting, saying it comes at a \u201ccrucial time\u201d for Europe and European values.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s Office said the trip will deal with Ukraine\u2019s defence and drumming up more trade and investment across the continent.<\/p>\n

Carney will likely be within the Armenian capital, Yerevan, until Monday and is about to carry bilateral discussions with quite a few world leaders throughout the summit, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.<\/p>\n

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He will even join a trilateral meeting between European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand can also be travelling with the prime minister.<\/p>\n

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Ratelle, a world studies professor on the University of Ottawa who focuses on the Caucasus region, said it\u2019s disappointing that the visit doesn\u2019t appear to be geared toward continuing Canada\u2019s years of advocacy for democracy and peace in Armenia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re witnessing an entire change of our foreign policy, and what are our general interests,\u201d Ratelle told The Canadian Press.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s searching for our own interests and our own opportunities, and never playing that leading role in norms, and what used to define Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The prime minister\u2019s news release announcing the trip didn’t touch on the recent history of the Caucasus region. The previous Trudeau government weighed in multiple times on ethnic conflict within the region and infrequently expressed support for the Armenian diaspora in Canada.<\/p>\n

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For the reason that collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought for control of the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Canada and other countries recognize the region as a part of Azerbaijan, despite the region\u2019s population being largely ethnic Armenian.<\/p>\n

The conflict has flared up at various points, particularly when Russian peacekeepers thinned out after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan restricted access to the region and eventually launched a military campaign against separatist groups that caused greater than 100,000 people to evacuate in 2023, just as Canada opened an embassy in Yerevan.<\/p>\n

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