Merz and Carney Vow Deeper Cooperation on Critical Minerals

Friedrich Merz and Mark Carney on the terrace in Berlin, on Aug. 26. — Friedrich Merz and Mark Carney on the terrace in Berlin, on Aug. 26.
Photographer: Annegret Hilse/AFP/Getty Images

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By Laura Dhillon Kane and Kamil Kowalcze

August 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM EDT

Updated on

August 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM EDT

Germany and Canada pledged to expand cooperation on securing supply chains for the critical minerals that are key to energy and defense technologies.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed the initiative, which includes co-funding of new projects and builds on earlier commitments between the two allies, in talks Tuesday in Berlin.