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Anand welcomes Turkish counterpart to Ottawa ahead of NATO summit in Ankara
Anand and Fidan are discussing a strategic partnership as Turkey seeks closer NATO coordination and Canada weighs four pillars of cooperation, officials said.
- On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ottawa to coordinate positions ahead of next month's NATO summit in Ankara.
- Ottawa suspended arms sales to Turkey seven years ago and later tightened rules before dropping them after reports that Turkey diverted Canadian military components to Azerbaijan for use against Armenia.
- Fidan urged elevating relations "to a strategic level," while Global Affairs Canada describes Turkey as "an emerging market of broad interest to Canada." Anand outlined four pillars for cooperation including energy, trade, and security.
- While Turkey assisted Ottawa with Middle East evacuations, ideological friction persists, including Turkish criticism of Canada granting refugee status to political dissidents. The Committee to Protect Journalists also notes concerns regarding Turkey's press freedom record.
- Future cooperation hinges on reconciling Canada's long-held position on the Armenian genocide with the pragmatic need for NATO alignment. Both ministers are currently sorting out how to frame their evolving bilateral ties.
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Anand welcomes Turkish counterpart to Ottawa ahead of NATO summit in Ankara
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is meeting with her Turkish counterpart in Ottawa today, ahead of the NATO summit next month in Turkey's capital Ankara.
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Minister Anand welcomed Hakan Fidan, Turkish counterpart
Ottawa – Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, to Canada on June 25 and 26, 2026. Canada-Türkiye relations Building on their most recent meeting in Ankara, in March 2026, the ministers engaged in discussions toward a strengthened partnership between Canada (Anand) and Türkiye. They also discussed their respective ... Read More The post Minister Anand welcomed Hakan …
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