Turkey and Canada launch strategic partnership
Turkey and Canada launched a strategic partnership on Thursday, with pledges to deepen ties in energy and defence. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on the first official visit by a Canadian premier to Turkey. The two Nato members signed agreements on defence co-operation and energy and agreed to increase flights to boost trade and travel.
Why it matters: The partnership bears on the briefing's middle powers theme, as Turkey seeks to diversify its foreign policy and Canada builds relationships beyond the US.