Starmer meets Carney for UK-Canada bilateral talks

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Sir Keir Starmer meets Canadian PM Mark Carney in Ottawa, calling UK-Canada ties “very much needed in the here and now.” The leaders discussed democratic values, trade, and security, with Starmer stressing the need for de-escalation in the Middle East ahead of G7 talks.   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It is a great pleasure, and I think entirely appropriate, that my first official bilateral

00:18in Canada with a head of government is with Prime Minister Starmer.

00:23Canada and the United Kingdom, of course, share history, we share values, we share governance.

00:29We are in a Parliament-inspired Westminster tradition, but it is much, much more than

00:37heritage.

00:38This is the foundation of prosperity for all our citizens going forward, and a prosperity

00:45based on those shared values expressed through the future, artificial intelligence, critical

00:52minerals, new partnerships in security and defense, but all of the pursuit of sustainable

00:59prosperity for our citizens.

01:00And if I may, just on a personal level, I've learned a lot from the Prime Minister over

01:05the years.

01:06I've been a great admirer of his and the values that he's bringing to bear to his government

01:11and to international, particularly as we go to Canada and ask us for the G7, are those

01:18that we will be promoting.

01:20Well, it's a real honour and a privilege, Prime Minister Park, my friend, to be the first

01:27of your bilateral visits.

01:29And we've known each other for a number of years, and that mutual respect, I think, has

01:36been at that cornerstone of our relationship.

01:38And I think I'm right in saying it's the first time the British Prime Minister has been

01:43here since 2018 for a bilateral visit, so I'm very pleased to be able to be here with

01:48all that.

01:49The history of joint working of our countries is phenomenal.

01:54For years we've worked together as Commonwealth members, as independent, democratic, sovereign

02:02countries working alongside each other on issues of security, defense, trade, the economy,

02:09you name it.

02:10And we think alike, we work alike.

02:13And I think that's not just a reflection of the past, I think it is very much needed

02:18in the here and now, and how I think we can forge our future together as we go forward

02:24from here.

02:25It is particularly timely with the G7, because it is the opportunity under your leadership

02:31of this G7, for us to work with our colleagues and other leaders on the most important issues

02:38of the day.

02:39Obviously, the conflict with Israel and Iran is centrepiece, and this provides the opportunity

02:47to talk to our co-leaders about the fast moving situation, and to make our strong case

02:55together that there must be de-escalation of this conflict in the interests of the region

03:01and, of course, the world.

03:02And so I look forward to working with you, not just in this bilateral world, but we'll

03:08have the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges for our two countries as we

03:13go forward.

03:14I'm so pleased to see Ms. Majesty King here opening your parliament.

03:19That was a real piece of history, and we get the opportunity now to discuss so many

03:26issues here today.

03:27So thank you so much.

03:29Thank you very much.

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