Macron welcomes Canada's Carney to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saint Pierre and Miquelon on Sunday, marking the first visit by a Canadian leader to the French North Atlantic territory amid strained relations with the United States. The leaders met as both countries face tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to annex Canada and posted a map depicting the French territory under the US flag. Macron reaffirmed the archipelago's French sovereignty, dismissing "strange ideas" on the subject. The visit underscores France-Canada solidarity, with Carney supporting Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member." The territory, home to fewer than 6,000 people, is also relocating its village of Miquelon inland due to sea level rise.


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