France's Macron to meet with Canada PM Trudeau before G7

AFP  |  Ottawa 

French will meet with his Canadian counterpart in before the summit next week, Trudeau's office announced today.

Trudeau is hosting the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and the at the June 8-9 summit in La Malbaie,

On June 6, he will meet with "to discuss ways to work even more closely together on global issues, including strengthening multilateralism, advancing progressive trade, and defending and promoting our shared democratic heritage," his office said in a statement.

This will include taking stock of the Canada-Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which Trudeau said "is already creating economic growth and good, middle class jobs for people on both sides of the Atlantic."

The pair also will review matters to be discussed at the summit: gender equality, combating climate change, promoting economic growth for all and advancing peace and security.

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First Published: Wed, May 30 2018. 20:45 IST