Xi Jinping expressed displeasure with Justin Trudeau over particulars of the dialog between the 2 leaders “leaking to the papers”.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 16, 2022 19:06 IST
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with China’s President Xi Jinping. (Reuters)
By Geeta Mohan: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exchanged phrases after the previous expressed displeasure over leaking of particulars of the dialog between the 2 world leaders.
A video of the incident confirmed Xi Jinping expressing his displeasure that every thing mentioned between the 2 “has been leaked to the paper(s). “That’s not appropriate and that’s not the way the conversation was conducted,” Xi Jinping can be heard saying.
To this, Justin Trudeau responded, “In Canada, we believe in free and open and frank dialogue and that is what we will continue to have. We will continue to look to work constructively together, but there will be things we will disagree on.”
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Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first talks in additional than three years. The dialogue between the 2 world leaders occurred on the sidelines of the G20 assembly on the Indonesian island of Bali.
During the 10-minute talks, Justin Trudeau raised “serious concerns” over suspected home interference by China, Reuters quoted a Canadian authorities supply as saying.
Trudeau and Xi additionally mentioned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea, and the significance of December’s summit in Montreal “to protect nature and fight climate change”, the supply stated.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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Nov 16, 2022
