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US President Donald Trump said he had a “very pleasant conversation” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday, despite recent rising trade tensions between the two countries.
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Trump made the announcement on Air Force One on Thursday after departing South Korea for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group. Carney and Trump sat at the same table APEC dinner Wednesday.
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“I had a very pleasant conversation with him last night,” Trump told reporters.
Carney's office noted the meeting in a statement late Wednesday: “The Prime Minister held constructive conversations on a variety of topics of interest with all participants, including the President of the United States.”
The US President was outraged Ontario decided to launch advertising used an old radio address by Ronald Reagan to criticize his tariff regime. He accused Canada and Carney of trying to influence the U.S. Supreme Court, which is due to hear arguments next week about the legality of his use of taxes on foreign goods.
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On Monday, Trump said of Carney: “I don’t want to meet him.” He added: “I'm not going to meet with them for a while. I'm very happy with the agreement we have now with Canada. We're going to leave it as it is.”
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After landing in South Korea on Wednesday, Trump wrote on social media: “For those asking, we didn't come to South Korea to see Canada!”
Earlier this week, Carney told reporters in Malaysia that Canada is “ready when necessary” to enter into trade talks with the United States.
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