Vietnam's president upgrades Canada to strategic partner during state visit

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Vietnamese President Tô Lâm has upgraded ties with Canada to a strategic partnership, building on Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to get middle powers working more closely together to confront American and Chinese coercion.
"In a volatile world, trust, responsibility and shared interests in and of themselves are strategic values," Lâm said Thursday through an interpreter in an address on Parliament Hill.
His one-day state visit involved numerous events, including a tree-planting at Rideau Hall and an address to parliamentarians and members of the diaspora.

Vietnamese President Tô Lâm has upgraded ties with Canada to a strategic partnership, building on Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to get middle powers working more closely together to confront American and Chinese coercion.
"In a volatile world, trust, responsibility and shared interests in and of themselves are strategic values," Lâm said Thursday through an interpreter in an address on Parliament Hill.
His one-day state visit involved numerous events, including a tree-planting at Rideau Hall and an address to parliamentarians and members of the diaspora.

Sources: CBC