US President Joe Biden holds bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over video. AP=Yonhap News
– US President Joe Biden held a bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau via video on the 23rd (local time). This is the first official bilateral talks since taking office.
According to major foreign media such as Bloomberg News, President Biden said at the meeting, “I hope that the pandemic will be quickly controlled so that we can meet in person.” Due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the summit bilateral talks will be conducted with burns for the time being.
“Canada is America’s closest friend,” said President Biden. “That’s why it’s the first phone call and first bilateral meeting (Canada) as president.” On January 22, two days after taking office, President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Trudeau for the first time among foreign leaders.
President Biden said, “As leaders of major democratic countries, we have a responsibility to prove that democracy can still serve the people. The channels of communication between the United States and Canada are wide open.”
Prime Minister Trudeau replied, saying, “I missed the leadership of the United States in the past few years. Prime Minister Trudeau, who is familiar with President Biden, has also familiarly called him’joe’.
Both leaders discussed Corona 19, economic recovery, climate response, etc. privately with key staff present after making a statement. Vice President Kamala Harris and others sat at the table wearing masks and attended the meeting.
The White House placed American and Canadian flags together behind President Biden. Several flags of both countries were erected to be displayed on the Canadian side.
Reporter Na Unchae [email protected]
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