Following the Prime Minister's meeting this evening with the
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney in Downing Street
a Downing Street spokesperson said:
“The Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney
this evening at Downing Street.
“The Prime Minister began by saying he was delighted to host
Prime Minister Carney at No10 at this early opportunity and
underlined that the UK and Canada are the closest of sovereign
allies and friends.
“The leaders agreed that the UK-Canadian partnership is based on
shared history and values, membership of the Commonwealth and a
shared King and they both looked forward to strengthening ties.
“Prime Minister Carney praised the Prime Minister's leadership on
Ukraine, and they discussed the Coalition of the Willing call on
Saturday, which Prime Minister Carney said he was honoured to
attend as his first international engagement in his role.
“They agreed that all must work together to put Ukraine in the
strongest possible position to see a just and lasting peace. Both
underscored the importance of global security, and the Prime
Minister discussed his announcement to increase defence spending
to 2.5% by 2027.
“The Prime Minister welcomed Canada's leadership on shared
international priorities through their G7 Presidency and looked
forward to working together on delivering growth for people in
the UK and Canada ahead of the Leader's Summit later this year.
“They looked forward to speaking again soon.”
