President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. During the call, bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues were discussed.
According to a statement from the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Erdoğan stated that Turkey and Canada are working to strengthen relations in many areas, particularly trade, security, defense industry and energy. Erdoğan noted that Ankara will continue to take steps towards this goal.
Erdoğan expressed hope that the NATO summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8 would strengthen cooperation among allies. He also conveyed his congratulations to Carney on the occasion of Canada Day on July 1.