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Canada opens free trade talks with Turkiye

ANKARA: Canada, locked in a trade war with the United States, opened talks with Turkiye Thursday on a free trade agreement during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The two sides pledged to deepen cooperation on defense, energy and efforts to tackle climate change, as Carney became the first Canadian prime minister to pay an official visit to fellow NATO member Turkiye. Carney, a former central banker, has made reducing dependence on Washington and diversifying Canada’s partnerships