Biden and Canadian PM speak over phone, reaffirm close bond of bilateral relationship

US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Canian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over phone on Monday during which two leers reaffirmed close bond of bilateral relationship and looked forward to working toger on a host of global issues, including combating COVID-19 and resilience against future biological threats. This was President-elect Biden's first phone call with a foreign leer.

During call, Biden indicated that he looks forward to working closely with prime minister to combat COVID-19 pandemic; vance global health security and resilience against future biological threats; revitalise bilateral ecomic ties as well as broer rth American partnership.

Biden said he looks forward to deepening collaboration with Cana to dress a range of regional and global challenges, including managing hemispheric migration, strengning NATO, and combating climate change. two leers also discussed ir shared commitment to racial and social justice, according to a reout of call issued by Biden-Harris Transition.

According to a reout of call issued by Cana, Trudeau and Biden agreed on importance of unique Cana-US partnership, and committed to work toger to fight global COVID-19 pandemic and to support a sustainable ecomic recovery in both countries and hemisphere.

two leers looked forward to cooperating on fight against climate change, on migration, and on global security, and to working closely toger within NATO and G7. y also agreed on importance of dressing anti-Black racism. " Prime Minister looked forward to furr strengning Cana-US relationship and to engaging on key issues, including tre, softwood lumber, Buy America, and energy cooperation such as Keystone XL,” reout of call said. Trudeau also raised issue Canians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor being arbitrarily detained in China. 

(Im Credits: AP)