Starmer in the UK to meet Carney in Ottawa before the G7 summit in Alberta

British Prime Minister Care Starmer He visits Ottawa today before G7 Leadership Summit In Alberta.

The summit begins on Sunday against the backdrop of escalating tensions and violence in the Middle East caused by Israel’s attack on Iranian missiles and nuclear sites on Friday.

prime minister Mark CarneyWho hosts the summit, will welcome Starmer tonight in Ottawa and will meet the two on Sunday morning before leaving Alberta.

Britain and Canada have profound relations in the defense, climate and culture sectors, but a Starmer visit comes amid tense trade negotiations.

The two countries have been using a temporary deal since April 2021 after Britain left the European Union.

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A year later, both countries launched talks to obtain a permanent deal, but London suspended the negotiations in January 2024. The two were on a dead end, as Britain banned hormone treated beef from Canada and farmers in the UK exporting more cheese to Canada.

Ottawa says that the UK has failed to negotiate part of the share of the European Union cheese in Canada when it left the bloc, saying that Canada does not intend to open more dairy sector to manage management to the continent.

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Commerce Minister Minder Sedho met with his British counterpart Jonathan Reynolds last week, and he only mentioned the expansion of trade in the post Brexit temporary deal in the Ottawa summary of the conversations.

But Sidho’s spokesman says that the two discussed the domesticated negotiations.

“Canada has always been on the negotiating table and we welcome the UK’s openness to the resumption of talks,” he wrote.

“We are actively working with the UK to address and solve major commercial irritants, which enhances our already strong bilateral relationship.”

Both countries have also increased sharp tone in data on Israel’s restrictions on food aid that arrived in Gaza and expanding the West Bank settlements – the data that prompted to retreat from US President Donald Trump.

Trump is expected to arrive and will continue and Carney on Sunday in Alberta.

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