Europe, 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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