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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has postponed her country's address to the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 to focus on ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. Saturday announced the government.
PHOTO: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland participates in a press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2018. REUTERS / Chris Wattie / File Photo
Last month, Canada engaged in tense discussions with the United States to find a common ground on the redesign of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). after Mexico and Washington declared an agreement on 27 August.
Mexico said Friday that the US Trump administration and Canada were making efforts to resolve their differences, raising hopes that the pact could be maintained in a trilateral manner.
Freeland spokesman Adam Austen said Freeland returned to Canada to take part in the NAFTA work. However, he added that she did not plan to return to Washington for the time being.
Freeland was scheduled to address the General Assembly on Saturday. Canada's place on the list of speakers has been postponed to Monday, said the mission of Canada.
Report by Dave Graham and Michelle Nichols at the United Nations and David Ljunggren in Ottawa; Edited by Matthew Lewis
