Published: 11:13, March 29, 2025
Trump says he had ‘productive call’ with Canadian PM
By Xinhua
This combination of pictures created on March 12, 2025 shows Mark Carney (left), former governor of the Bank of Canada and current Canadian prime minister, in Montreal on Feb 25, 2025 and US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Feb 16, 2025. (PHOTOS / AFP)

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said he held an "extremely productive call" with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday.

"I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

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"It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada."

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Carney was sworn in as Canada's new prime minister on March 14, replacing Justin Trudeau who led Canada for nearly a decade.

This was the first call between Trump and Carney since Carney took office.