June 24 (UPI) -- Canada and the European Union have agreed to deepen their security and defense relationship, as Ottawa seeks new partnerships to reduce its dependence on the United States under President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the pact during a Canada-EU summit on Monday.
Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, the collegiate body of the 27-member bloc, said during a press conference following the summit that Canada and the EU are among the closest of allies and that they have agreed to take their strategic relationship to "an unprecedented level of closeness."
He called the signing of the agreement "a turning point in our history."
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