Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
According to a statement from the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, the conversation covered strengthening defense investments ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for July 7-8 in Ankara, NATO's defense capacity, and maintaining support for Ukraine.
Prime Minister Carney emphasized that Canada has significantly increased its defense investments and confirmed that his country is on track to reach NATO's 5 percent defense spending target.
Carney also stated that Canada's 'permanent military presence' in Europe has reached its highest level in 30 years.
The two sides agreed to maintain close cooperation.