Ottawa, July 4 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday congratulated the United States on the occasion of its 250th Independence Day, as he reaffirmed the enduring friendship and partnership between the two countries.

In an official statement, Carney said, "Today, as the United States marks 250 years of independence, Canada joins in celebration."

Recalling the words of former US President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1936, Carney quoted, "The noblest monument to peace and to neighbourly economic and social friendship in all the world is not a monument in bronze or stone, but the boundary which unites the United States and Canada."

"President Roosevelt spoke these words before our brave women and men fought side by side on the bea...