Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
The Prime Minister and President strongly condemned Russia’s ongoing military aggression against the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine, and praised the courage and leadership of President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people. The two leaders deplored the intensification of the conflict and agreed on the need to further coordinate with partners and allies on economic, security, and humanitarian support to Ukraine.
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron discussed the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the availability of key resources, as well as on energy prices and food security, and tasked their officials to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in these areas, as part of Canada and France’s net-zero climate objectives. They also agreed that Canada and France should collaborate to address these challenges internationally, including with partners in Africa.
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron agreed to meet at the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24 in order to continue coordinating closely on efforts to put an end to Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.