Carney in Manila: Canada Will Not Waver in NATO Support; Will Join APEC Photo With Putin Out of Respect for the Host
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news conference in Manila, the Philippine capital, on November 14, during the ASEAN summit, that Canada will not waver in its support of its NATO allies. The Canadian Press reported the news conference from Manila the same day.
As European leaders voiced concern that Russia is seeking a reordering of continental security in its negotiations with Ukraine, Carney said: "There's no way that Canada as a NATO member is going to walk away from any other NATO member — ever." He pointed to Canada's military deployment in Latvia as an example of its commitment to NATO's eastern flank.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to attend next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, as is Carney. Asked whether he would boycott the summit's traditional leaders' "family photo," Carney said he would not: "I will participate in the photos, out of respect for the host." Last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she would have boycotted a photo at a G20 meeting that included her Russian counterpart.
Carney stressed that Canada's position on Russia had not changed, pointing to its sanctions policy and its decision to prohibit Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their national flags at sporting events in Canada, including the World Junior hockey championship.
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Source: The Canadian Press
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：加拿大总理 Mark Carney（2025年）。照片：Simon Dawson／Number 10 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (2025). Photo by Simon Dawson / Number 10, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
