US President on Monday posted an image of a North American map on social media, where Canada, Greenland, Mexico, a large part of Central America and the Caribbean region, and Iceland were colored in the colors of the US flag.
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This image also included several French overseas territories, such as Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Guadeloupe, and Martinique.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make a symbolic visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon to emphasize that their countries share “the same values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for the sovereignty of nations,” the Élysée Palace reported.
E. Macron was scheduled to visit the territory from September 19 to 21, and M. Carney was to join the French leader on September 20.
“In a world marked by the return of power politics, geopolitical tensions, and new forms of dependency, France and Canada have a common goal: to work together and with all countries that share these values to strengthen their ability to make decisions and act independently,” said the Élysée Palace.
About 6,000 people live in the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago, located about 20 kilometers from the Canadian Atlantic coast.
E. Macron will stop on these islands on his way to New York, where he plans to participate in the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
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This would be the first official visit of a Canadian Prime Minister to this archipelago, the French presidency reported.
This territory previously experienced tension with the US during World War II, when France was occupied by Germany.
In 1941, General Charles de Gaulle’s “Free French” forces took over Saint Pierre and Miquelon from the collaborationist Vichy regime, despite objections from US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, which sought to maintain agreements with Marshal Philippe Petain’s government.
The last visit by a French president to these strategically important islands, located about 4,300 kilometers from mainland France, was by Francois Hollande in 2014.
E. Macron is also expected to discuss climate change affecting the territory.
The village of Miquelon has begun relocating to deeper parts of the island to avoid the threat of rising sea levels – widely regarded as the first community relocation in France prompted by climate change.
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