Türkiye and Canada have formally launched negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said on Tuesday.
"The technical teams from both countries will undertake the necessary work to define the scope and ambition of the agreement and prepare for the first round of negotiations," the office said in a statement.
The move follows an agreement last month by Canadian and Turkish trade ministers to begin exploratory discussions aimed at concluding a free trade deal.
The statement came shortly after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Carney for talks ahead of the NATO summit in the capital Ankara.
Erdoğan and Carney discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and global developments, Communications Directorate said in a statement.
