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Carney says Canada wants to buy Turkish military tech and build defense partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Istanbul that Canada is interested in both buying Turkish military technology and building an industrial partnership with Türkiye's defense sector, saying Canada needs Turkish expertise to protect Canadians and serve as a full NATO ally.
Canada is interested in both purchasing Turkish military technology and forming an industrial partnership with Türkiye's defense sector, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday in Istanbul, on the second day of his visit to the country. Asked whether Ottawa was more interested in buying Turkish military capability, including drones, or in an industrial partnership, Carney said the answer was "both." "But as much as possible, I think I would lean towards the partnership end of the spectrum where we're providing complementary technology," he added.
"Candidly, we're in a position where we're more in need of Turkish expertise in terms of reinforcing what we need to do to protect Canadians and to serve as a full NATO ally at this stage," Carney said.
"Many lessons for us"
Speaking in French, Carney noted that Türkiye produces roughly 80% of its own defense needs, which he said is not the case in Canada, and that there are many lessons for Canada on how to build its own industry with new partners. He also pointed to Turkish innovation in drones and autonomous systems as an opportunity for partnerships to better defend Canada.
On Thursday in Ankara, Carney and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan elevated relations to a strategic partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding on defense industry cooperation. Carney's trip is the first bilateral official visit by a Canadian prime minister to Türkiye.
"It's at the crossroads"
Carney also praised Türkiye as "a modern European country," "an Asian country" and "unique," adding: "It's at the crossroads. Deep, deep history and cutting edge modern, very good food, lots of reasons to be connected." He joked about Istanbul's football scene, saying he could hear a "good football team" from his window while trying to sleep the night before, "although it did draw with Palace, so maybe it wasn't their finest night," a reference to Beşiktaş's UEFA Europa League match against Crystal Palace.
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