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Carney and Macron Pledge Space, Defense Cooperation in Islands
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- Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney met French President Emmanuel Macron in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to discuss joint initiatives.
- Carney was the first Canadian prime minister to officially visit the islands.
- Macron was the first French president to visit the islands in over a decade.
- They pledged cooperation on space launch systems, ground reception facilities and defence ministry work.
- Ursula von der Leyen announced Canada will become the EU’s first associate member.