US-Canada summit joint conference▶ Click here for a larger view
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US President Joe Biden held a bilateral talk with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the 23rd (local time) via video and sent a message of pressure against China.
This is the first bilateral summit since President Biden took office. Due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), bilateral talks in the form of images are expected to continue for the time being.
President Biden said it was an opportunity to examine the partnerships and international concerns of the two countries through a joint video conference after the meeting. Also, he said.
Meanwhile, he directly named Michael Spaber and Michael Cobrick, Canadians detained in China, and urged their release.
President Biden said, “Man is not a bargaining chip.” There are many observations that the detention of two Canadians in China is aimed at pressing the release of vice chairman Meng Wanzhou of Huawei, a Chinese communications equipment company.
“We will cooperate until they return safely,” he stressed. “The United States and Canada will fight together against violations of universal rights and democratic freedoms.”
President Biden said that it was a very successful meeting, saying that he will jointly respond to issues such as the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and climate change.
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US-Canada Burn Summit▶ Click here for a larger view
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Prime Minister Trudeau also expressed his gratitude to President Biden for supporting his call for the release of his citizens.
The tension between the two countries was not publicly mentioned. On the first day of his inauguration, President Biden withdrew approval for the Keystone XL pipeline project, which transports Canadian crude oil to the United States, and signed an executive order to prioritize US companies in the procurement of goods by the federal government.
As it was President Biden’s first bilateral talks, the two sides seem to have reached a consensus on the side that emphasized cooperation.
Before the start of the talks, President Biden emphasized that “the US is Canada’s closest friend.”
Prime Minister Trudeau also expressed his friendliness, calling President Biden’Joe’, saying, “I missed the leadership of the United States for several years.” President Biden often meets with Prime Minister Trudeau during his vice presidential days and is close to him.
The bilateral talks on this day were made by video, and were much simpler in terms of protocol than during the face-to-face summit.
Following the talks between the two sides through the monitor, the joint conference was also conducted by displaying the two leaders on the screen. There was no order of question-and-answer with the media.
On the US side, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Secretary of State, Defense, Finance, and National Security Advisor at the White House were present.
On the Canadian side, Prime Minister Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Christina Frillland, and Foreign Minister Mark Gano were present, and both flags were placed behind them.
Prime Minister Trudeau had a very bad relationship with former President Donald Trump. Former President Trump, who attended the G7 summit in Canada just before the 2018 Singapore-North Korea summit, opposed the joint statement and publicly criticized Prime Minister Trudeau.
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President Biden met with Prime Minister Trudeau as Vice President in late 2016▶ Click here for a larger view
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