White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit Canada on Sunday and meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bolster U.S.-Canadian ties on a range of security issues, the White House announced Sunday.
The meeting between Sullivan and Trudeau, along with an address to Canada’s annual cabinet meeting, is expected to discuss national security priorities including the continued defence of Ukraine, the climate crisis and “advancing democracy and human rights around the world,” National Security Council spokesman Sean Sabet said. He said in a statement.
The United States and Canada The authorities are promoting The two countries share one of the world’s closest ties, as evidenced by the high level of bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries, and also cooperate in combating terrorist financing and money laundering.
The Hill has reached out to the NSC and the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office for further comment.
Like Biden, Trudeau is a long-time supporter of Ukraine, providing military, economic and humanitarian aid to the embattled country.
The visit comes ahead of a trip to China on Tuesday, where Sullivan will discuss key global issues and seek to set up new meetings between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a senior Biden administration official.
Sullivan’s visit to Beijing will continue through Thursday and he will be the first national security adviser to visit China since 2016, the official added. He will address tensions in the South China Sea, conflicts in the Middle East and the United States. China Regulations It provided Russia with non-lethal technology in preparation for war with Ukraine.
While overseas, Trump is also scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Communist Party of China’s Foreign Affairs Commission and who has worked with Biden on past meetings with Xi.
Tensions between the United States and China have intensified in recent years over a range of issues, including U.S. government sanctions against Chinese citizens and officials, restrictions on imports of Chinese-made semiconductors, disputes over the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and Taiwan.
But both sides have signaled some easing of tensions, with Biden saying “positive steps” had been taken during his December talks with Xi.
