OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Egypt Monday, where he joined U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders for the signing of a peace plan to end the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
In a pair of social media posts, Carney referred to the start of a new chapter.
“At the Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, we are focused on next steps for peace and security in the Middle East, including ensuring that life-saving aid is delivered urgently,” he said.
In a later post, Carney commended “the leadership of President Trump,” and leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey “for enabling this step toward a just and lasting peace.”
The gathering of world leaders appeared designed to rally international support behind the Trump vision for putting an end to the war. The event las