Trudeau, Biden to hold bilateral talks ahead of North American summit: ambassador | 24CA News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to carry a bilateral assembly simply earlier than the beginning of a gathering of North American leaders in Mexico City subsequent week.

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. informed 24CA News on Friday she expects the 2 leaders to debate what they’d prefer to see from the trilateral conferences to be held shortly afterward.

Kirsten Hillman mentioned the 2 are additionally prone to go over a protracted checklist of bilateral points, together with provide chain issues and financial co-operation, in addition to overseas coverage points just like the conflict in Ukraine, Canada’s just lately launched Indo-Pacific technique and the Arctic.

“The prime minister is very focused on our joint economy and strengthening supply chains. We’ve had a record growth in intra-North American trade this past year, and so he’s going to want to make sure that the discussion centres around how to not only recognize that but continue that trend,” Hillman mentioned in an interview with CBC Radio’s The House that’s airing Saturday.

North American leaders are set to satisfy within the Mexican capital beginning on Tuesday for discussions masking points like local weather change and provide chain points. It’s the primary assembly of the three leaders in particular person since 2021.

Reuters reported Thursday that Trudeau can also be anticipated to satisfy with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador subsequent Wednesday.

The prime minister’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for affirmation of the U.S.-Canada bilateral assembly from 24CA News.