PM TRUDEAU DISCREETLY PROMOTES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT & CLIMATE ISUES AT G7

USPA NEWS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (By himself), landed at Biarritz Airport, France, aboard his official plane from Canada, which replaced the "Taj Mahal", the night of August 23rd, the day before the start of the G7 kicks off. The first bilateral meeting of PM Trudeau began with French President Emmanuel Macron, President of this year´s G7 summit to be held in Biarritz, France. Later on, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to meet up in working session with the other G7 leaders, and praise the very recent free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. In their meeting Sunday, Trudeau praised the new, even though, not yet ratified, free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The following meetings, as the leaders conducted their bilateral sessions, and wrapped up, their two day- G7, have been largely upstaged by U.S. trade tensions even triggered by the surprise visit by Iran´s Foreign Affairs Minister, invited by President Macron to the G7.

PM TRUDEAU HAD HIS FIRST MEETING WITH HIS FRENCH COUNTERPART PDT MACRON------------------------- They have discussed a couple of issues, including Macron´s efforts and make a mediation, with the Iranian nuclear situation, and ease deseclasae and tensions in that Middle East area. Indeed, President´s invitation to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the 2019´ G7, has led to meetings with French, German and U.K. officials in Biarritz on Sunday; Yet the push back of President Trump, to discuss also led to some tense discussions about Iran among the G7 leaders. More particularly, PM Trudeau and Macron also discussed climate issues ahead of a larger summit session on climate, oceans and biodiversity that included G7 leaders and the heads of other countries invited to participate as guests, in that matter. Climate action is among probably the topic where the two head of states French and Canadian, converge mentioning that President Donald Trump, was not present for the beginning of the climate session .

PM TRUDEAU HELD BILATERAL MEETINGS AND SIDE TALKS WITH OTHER LEADERS------------------------------- In each and every bilateral meeting with a world leader Prime Minister Trudeau held on the margins of the two-day summit “” Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, among others . Meanwhile, PM Canadian Trudeau has used his one-on-one meetings, firmly determined and focused, with his G7 counterparts on the margins of the summit to promote trade and economic issues. With the start of an election campaign just weeks away, Trudeau kept discreet during the G7 Summit, (Hosted last Charlevoix,Canada, in 2018), and stayed focused squarely on the Liberal party´s priorities election talking points such as the economy, trade, and taking action on climate change, and not to forget raising the fortunes of the middle class.

PM TRUDEAU DISCUSSED WITH BRITISH MP JOHNSON FOR THE 1ST TIME ABOUT CONSOLIDATE TRADE IN FUTURE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister Trudeau, as a priority, wants to build a consensus on free trade and strengthen Canada's trade ties with its G7 partners during this Biarritz Summit, during which he met for the first time his British counterpart, Boris Johnson. The meeting took place on Saturday, before the official start of the summit of the seven world economic powers.-------------------- Actually, the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Europe are much desired to continue to apply in the United Kingdom until a new agreement is negotiated a little later, Brexit . So that's what it's all about between the two Canadian and British heads of state, during this G7, given the importance of trade of these two historically partner countries. "Canada and the United Kingdom are side by side," said Boris Johnson----------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau wants to consolidate plans for a smooth trade transition with the UK - London will no longer be part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after it leaves the European Union. PM. Trudeau also spoke with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This meeting was an opportunity for him to highlight how the new Trans-Pacific Partnership has strengthened ties between the two countries and discussed security issues and tensions between Japan and North Korea. The PM. Abe recalled to this effect "a strategic partnership" which includes "a shared vision of an open and free Indo-Pacific market".

PM TRUDEAU ALSO JOINED MACRON´S CALL FOR ACTION ON THE AMAZONIAN FIRES---------------------------- Canadian PM Trudeau made sure to mention trade, the global economy and climate issues. Prime Minister Trudeau has also joined Macron´s call for action on the fires that have been devastating Amazon rainforest and, it now appears, Canada is prepared to pitch in regardless of what other countries do. Foreign Affairs Minister Chystia Freeland spoke to her Brazilian counterpart and offered Canada´s support. Meanwhile, the climate change and express initiatives to be taken, about the dramatic wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest and burning up social media feeds around the world, jeopardized the agenda of this G7, «  Reducing inequalities ».