New York: Canadian Pr ime Minister Mark Carney has referred to the “progress” his country has made with India as he stressed that Canada is building partnerships abroad amid tariff pressures with the US.

Carney’s remarks on Saturday came after US President Donald Trump last week terminated all trade negotiations with Ottawa “based on their egregious behaviour.”

“…And to be building new partnerships with countries around the world. And there is no better place to do that than in the fastest growing part of the world that represents 60 per cent of the global economy,” Carney said, referring to the Asia-Pacific region.

Speaking to reporters after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, he cited the free trade deal with Indonesia, talks with the Philippines and

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