The Canadian Prime Minister made it clear that he would not go to the US, Mexico and Canada summit

　　China News Service, Toronto, July 6th (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made it clear that he will not go to the United States to attend the heads of the three countries after the entry into force of the "U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement" (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement) meeting.

　　According to a press release from the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office, Trudeau expressed regret that he could not travel to Washington this week when he spoke with Mexican President Lopez on July 6, and wished Lopez a successful meeting with US President Trump.

Data Map: Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. China News Service issued MSC/Kuhlmann photo

　　Lopez will visit the United States on July 8 to meet with Trump. This is also Lopez's first foreign visit after being elected at the end of 2018. Trudeau was also invited to visit Washington at the same time to facilitate the heads of state of the three countries to celebrate the entry into force of the US-Mexico Agreement.

　　A spokesman for the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office responded to Canadian media that Trudeau will attend the scheduled cabinet and parliamentary meetings in Ottawa this week.

　　The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which aims to update and replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, came into effect on July 1. The United States, Canada and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. However, after taking office in 2017, Trump asked the three countries to renegotiate. After many rounds of negotiations, the US-Mexico-Canada agreement was signed by the governments of the three countries before the end of 2019 and then approved by their respective legislative bodies. The House of Representatives and Parliament of Canada voted to approve the text of the agreement before being temporarily suspended due to the epidemic on March 13.

　　However, the media recently disclosed that the Trump administration will consider again imposing tariffs on Canadian aluminum products. This move caused great concern in the Canadian industry and public opinion. Trudeau also recently expressed opposition to potential US tariff increases.

　　Trudeau told the media on July 3 whether it planned to go to the United States to attend the three-nation summit. It said that Canada was concerned about the US's intention to impose tariffs, and also worried about the current new crown epidemic. (Finish)