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Canada's Ambassador to Ankara Marcel Leble said that the first-ever official visit of a Canadian prime minister to Turkey (October 21–23) will mark the launch of a strategic partnership: a joint declaration by Erdogan and Carney, an action plan on energy, defence and nuclear cooperation, the start of free trade negotiations in November, and an air transport agreement.
Sevara AzamovaCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is making the first-ever official bilateral visit by a Canadian leader to Türkiye. In Ankara he will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss political, diplomatic and defense cooperation, and in Istanbul he will meet Turkish businesspeople. The visit follows the start of free trade agreement negotiations, with a short-term trade turnover goal of $7–8 billion and a long-term goal of $10 billion.
Javlon TursunovVietnam and four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, members of EFTA — signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi. The deal eliminates or reduces tariffs on industrial, fishery and agricultural goods. Negotiations began in 2012 and resumed last year after a pause since 2018. Experts link the agreement to the desire to diversify trade amid US tariffs.
Dilnoza RahimovaSwiss President Guy Parmelin arrived in Hanoi on a two-day official visit. He was welcomed by Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Dai Thang, and Vietnamese President To Lam held an official welcoming ceremony at the National Assembly building. The delegations held talks and exchanged cooperation documents, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.
Otabek Yusupov
