World & BusinessCanada and Vietnam establish strategic partnership
Canada's prime minister's office says the countries also expanded their air transport agreement to permit direct passenger and cargo flights, alongside plans for closer cooperation on trade, energy and defence.
TLDR
Canada's prime minister's office says Mark Carney and Vietnamese President Tô Lâm announced the strategic partnership in Ottawa on September 24, 2026. The office said the countries signed or renewed four memoranda of understanding covering energy, maritime transport, environment and climate change, and food safety. They also expanded an air transport agreement to permit direct passenger and cargo flights. The Canadian Press, in a report published by Business in Vancouver, says the partnership builds on Carney's push for middle powers to work together against American and Chinese coercion.
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Canada and Vietnam establish strategic partnership
Canada's prime minister's office says the countries also expanded their air transport agreement to permit direct passenger and cargo flights, alongside plans for closer cooperation on trade, energy and defence.
TLDR
Canada's prime minister's office says Mark Carney and Vietnamese President Tô Lâm announced the strategic partnership in Ottawa on September 24, 2026. The office said the countries signed or renewed four memoranda of understanding covering energy, maritime transport, environment and climate change, and food safety. They also expanded an air transport agreement to permit direct passenger and cargo flights. The Canadian Press, in a report published by Business in Vancouver, says the partnership builds on Carney's push for middle powers to work together against American and Chinese coercion.