Macron meets Carney in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon for transatlantic talks

French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to the French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off Canada's Atlantic coast on September 20 to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, with reporting framing the visit as part of a renewed transatlantic relationship. The tiny French outpost became an unlikely venue for geopolitical diplomacy.

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Tiny French outpost off Canada the unlikely stage for new transatlantic courtship

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A tiny piece of France just off Canada’s Atlantic coast will become the setting for a much bigger geopolitical story on Sunday, when President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The meeting brings Canada’s push for closer ties with Europe to a territory that has long sat at the crossroads of French, Canadian and US interests in the North Atla