Macron and Carney join Þorgerður in rejecting Trump map

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the French territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon next week in a symbolic show of support for their countries’ borders, mbl.is reports. Their response follows criticism of a map posted by US President Donald Trump.

Trump’s map, published on social media on Monday, showed Iceland, Canada, Greenland and Mexico, along with large parts of Central America and the Caribbean, coloured in the US flag’s colours. It also included French territories such as Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland’s foreign minister, summoned the US ambassador to Iceland and expressed her displeasure over the president’s move.

Macron and Carney announced on Sunday that they would travel to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon next week to emphasise that France and Canada share “the same values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for the sovereignty of nations”, according to a statement from the leaders.

“In a world marked by the return of power politics, geopolitical tensions and new forms of dependency, France and Canada share a common ambition: to work together, and with all countries that share these values, to strengthen their ability to make decisions and act independently,” the statement said.

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is an archipelago about 20 kilometres off Canada’s Atlantic coast. About 6,000 people live on its three islands.