Biden, Trudeau and first bilateral summit… Trudeau “I missed the US leadership”

-US President Joe Biden held a video conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the 23rd (local time). This is the first bilateral summit after taking office.

According to foreign media, the leaders of the two countries held a summit meeting with burns due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

As it was conducted by video, it was very different from the previous summit meetings. CNN said that there was no handshake or lunch together, and the ministers of both countries who attended the meeting also sat side by side and met through the screen. The White House placed the American and Canadian flags behind President Biden.

President Biden said at the White House in Washington, DC, “The sooner you control the (Corona 19) pandemic, the better it will be.” “I hope we can meet in person in the future.” He emphasized his friendship with Canada, a neighboring country and an ally of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). President Biden said, “Our communication channels are wide open.” “It will be best when the US and Canada work together and lead together.” CNN canceled the permit to build the US-Canada Keystone XL pipeline as soon as President Biden took office While signing the executive order, he said that conflict was expected between the two countries, but that no such hostility was seen during the meeting.

In Ottawa, Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau praised the Biden administration’s willingness to respond to climate change. “Thank you again for playing a big role in preventing climate change.”

After referring to a joint statement on climate change, he said, “It is good for the United States to add instead of withdrawing its response to climate change,” he said. “I am very happy to be together.”

This was a clear remark aimed at former US President Donald Trump, who withdrew environmental regulations and withdrew from the Paris climate change agreement, The Hill said. Shortly after taking office, President Biden rejoined the Paris Convention, re-established the President’s direct science and technology advisory committee, and announced that he would hold a climate summit with world leaders on Earth Day.

The two countries also announced the’US-Canada Partnership Roadmap’ to strengthen cooperation in response to Corona 19, national security, climate change, and economy.

Meanwhile, the foreign leader who made the first phone call after President Biden took office was Prime Minister Trudeau.

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