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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have his first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the “near future” after both leaders spoke on the phone Tuesday.
In a readout of the call , Carney’s office said that Trump congratulated the newly elected prime minister. The release also said both leaders agreed to work together as independent nations.
“The leaders agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment. To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future,” notes the readout.
The call came less than a day after Carney led the Liberals to a fourth straight term and a third consecutive minority government.
Neither the White House nor Trump’s social media accounts have yet published their readout of the conversation with Carney.
The Canadian readout did not mention if Carney spoke to Trump about current American tariffs on foreign-made automobiles and steel and aluminum imports, both key Canadian exports to the U.S.
Trump was expected to sign a new executive order Tuesday afternoon relaxing some his 25 per cent tariffs on autos and auto parts in a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers.
Earlier in the day, Carney also spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron.
“Following the Prime Minister’s meeting with the President in Paris last month, the two leaders discussed their ongoing work to deepen defence and commercial ties between their nations,” reads the statement by PMO.
National Post, with additional reporting from The Canadian Press.
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