Sunak and Trudeau emphasise UK-Canada ties at post-coronation assembly over tea
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ishi Sunak hailed the “friendship” between the UK and Canada, in addition to between himself and Justin Trudeau as he welcomed the Canadian premier to Downing Street.
The pair met over tea, as a part of a sequence of bilateral conferences the Prime Minister was holding across the King’s coronation.
Mr Trudeau was one of many 90 world leaders who watched the royal occasion at Westminster Abbey earlier.
The two leaders hugged when Mr Trudeau arrived at No 10.
Speaking in entrance of the media forward of their non-public talks, Mr Sunak mentioned: “We’ve seen each other a lot over the past few months, but I think that speaks to the friendship between our two countries and between you and I.
“We’re members of all the same clubs, whether that’s the G7, the Commonwealth – obviously important at the moment, Nato.”
He thanked Mr Trudeau for his assist within the UK’s accession to the CPTPP commerce partnership, and mentioned they’d proceed to work collectively to assist Ukraine.
The Canadian chief harassed the 2 nations’ shared values.
“We are aligned on how we’re going to move forward, standing strong for our values, making sure there’s opportunities for jobs and growth for citizens across our countries and around the world as we work together.”
He famous the pair would meet once more on the upcoming G7 summit, saying there could be “lots of opportunities for us to make sure that as we always are, we’re aligning in our values, in our approach.”
The duo then admired coronation teacups made by Emma Bridgewater, a pottery with sturdy royal connections.
At the coronation, Mr Trudeau was joined by his spouse Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, governor basic Mary Simon and several other different dignitaries.
Canada’s premier tweeted: “Today, we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III and reaffirmed Canada’s enduring commitment to the Commonwealth.”
Canada is without doubt one of the 14 Commonwealth realms the place the British monarch is head of state.
Mr Trudeau had a video name with the King as a part of a busy run of diplomatic duties for Charles forward of the coronation.
The King additionally met with Canadian indigenous leaders, Chief Roseanne Archibald, Natan Obed and Cassidy Caron.
Mr Sunak’s calendar of pre-coronation diplomacy, which got here amid a troublesome set of native election outcomes for him, additionally featured conferences with the Australian and New Zealand prime ministers, the Emir of Qatar and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday.