Canada and Nordics seek closer 'middle power' cooperation

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Canada and five Nordic countries have agreed to deepen cooperation on military industrial production and other strategic areas, as Canadian PM Mark Carney seeks to build new global alliances. Carney is pursuing closer ties with China, the Middle East, India, and Europe to reduce Canada's dependence on the United States and promote a 'middle power' trading order.

OSLO, March 15 (Reuters) - Canada and the five Nordic countries on Sunday said they have agreed to deepen cooperation on military industrial production and other topics, in the latest push by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to build new global alliances. Carney has sought closer ties with China and Middle Eastern countries as well as India and Europe, as he tries to reduce his country's dependence on the United States and forge a trading order led by what he calls middle-power countries.