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Macron, Carney Push Cooperation on Critical Minerals and Quantum

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Emmanuel Macron met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to deepen ties.
Carney became the first Canadian prime minister to officially visit the archipelago.
Macron was the first French president in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon since François Hollande in 2014.
They discussed cooperation in aerospace, energy, critical minerals, quantum computing and supercomputing.
Macron praised the U.S.–Denmark Greenland deal, saying Danish sovereignty and international law were respected.

History

Historical Context

In 1992, an arbitral tribunal ended the Canada-France dispute over Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon by granting France a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea and a 24-nautical-mile corridor, about 18 % of its original claim. The decision secured North Atlantic fishing rights and stabilized bilateral relations. In 2024, President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian officials revisited the arrangement to broaden cooperation in aerospace, quantum computing and critical minerals.

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Story summary

President Emmanuel Macron met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to deepen ties.
Carney became the first Canadian prime minister to officially visit the archipelago.
Macron was the first French president in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon since François Hollande in 2014.
They discussed cooperation in aerospace, energy, critical minerals, quantum computing and supercomputing.
Macron praised the U.S.–Denmark Greenland deal, saying Danish sovereignty and international law were respected.

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