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Macron, Carney to visit French Atlantic islands with sovereignty message to Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands after a joint statement Monday, March 17, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands after a joint statement Monday, March 17, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. AP - Thomas Padilla

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the French North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon next week, in a symbolic show of support for national sovereignty amid renewed territorial claims by US President Donald Trump.

Carney will join Macron in the archipelago on 20 September during a three-day presidential visit running from 19 to 21 September, the Élysée Palace announced on Sunday.

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