US EditionEurope, Canada Leaders Hold Yerevan Talks in Trump's Shadow
Leaders will discuss security, trade and ties with Europe as Canada’s Mark Carney joins the European Political Community for the first time.
- Leaders from across the continent gathered in Armenia on Monday for the European Political Community summit, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joining as the first non-European leader to attend the bloc's talks.
- Under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia pursues 'diversification' to strengthen ties with Europe while relations with Russia have grown strained after Russian peacekeepers failed to intervene during military conflicts with Azerbaijan.
- The Yerevan gathering brings together European Union members and 21 other nations; Canada has joined the EU's defence financing scheme, becoming the first non-European country to participate in the bloc's security framework.
- On Tuesday, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will lead an EU-Armenia summit, which Costa described as a "major milestone" in the country's rapprochement with Europe.
- President Donald Trump looms over the meeting following the United States' decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany after a spat with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, amid broader transatlantic tensions over the Iran war.
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Europe is no place for Trump's postulates: that has been reconfirmed by the leaders at the summit of the European Political Community held this Monday in Yerevan, Armenia, which with more than 40 countries has served as the umpteenth message of the partners to censor the plans of the White House. Indeed, it has taken as a historic step to include for the first time a non-European country: Canada. Clearer, water, in front of 'trumpism'. The forma…
The 8th Summit of the European Political Community was held on Monday in Armenia, in the presence of the Canadian Prime Minister.
The leaders of the member countries of the European Union and Canada stand shoulder to shoulder against the Trump administration at a meeting in Armenia.
Tens of leaders from across Europe meet on Monday at a European Political Community (EPC) summit in Armenia, where Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a precious ally in a world disorder fuelled by Donald Trump, is invited, reports AFP.
Trump's trade, defence announcements hotly discussed in Yerevan
The European Political Community (EPC) in the Armenian capital has attracted 47 leaders from around the world, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. US President Donald Trump's trade and defence announcements are expected to be interrogated.
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