India, Oct. 29 -- A two-day summit of the leaders of Canada and the European Union will kick off in the Canadian city of Montreal Thursday.
The summit comes at a time Canada diversifies trade amid tensions with the United States, and the European Union proposing "associate member" status for Canada.
"Europe's partnership with Canada has never been stronger. It is built on trust, shared values and a common vision of how to respond to major geopolitical challenges. And it is reinforced by a decade of thriving trade thanks to CETA. Both partners now want to deepen their relationship," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had said in her State of the Union Address last month, in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carne...