Overview
- Pedro Sánchez met Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in Yerevan during the Community of European Political summit, where Carney was the forum’s first non‑European invitee.
- Carney praised Sánchez’s leadership and both stressed a shared defense of rules, democracy and the multilateral system.
- Spain’s government said the talks covered trade ties, energy cooperation and digital sovereignty, and the two leaders traded national football jerseys to signal rapport.
- European leaders at the same meeting said the recent U.S. withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany shows Europe must build up its own defenses and the European pillar of NATO.
- The summit also highlighted support for Ukraine through an EU €90 billion loan approved in April and a call from Volodymyr Zelensky to keep sanctions on Russia.