MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold their first in-person meeting in Washington on Nov. 18, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The meeting, which will be the first summit of the three leaders in five years, will address issues including the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting the competitiveness of supply chains in North America, minister Marcelo Ebrard said.
Mexico will also be focusing on economic development in southern Mexico and Central America, he told a news conference.
Aside from taking part in the leaders’ three-way meeting, Lopez Obrador would also hold bilateral sessions with Biden and Trudeau, Ebrard said.
Mexico’s announcement confirmed a report by Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-biden-plans-in-person-summit-with-trudeau-lopez-obrador-soon-next-week-2021-11-09 on Tuesday that the meeting was planned for Nov. 18.
(Reporting by Dave Graham and Cassandra Garrison; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
