Trudeau and EU Leaders Discuss Economic Recovery in Keeping With Democratic Values, Human Rights

Trudeau and EU Leaders Discuss Economic Recovery in Keeping With Democratic Values, Human Rights
European Council President Charles Michel (top) speaks to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, bottom via video link during an EU-Canada summit at the European Council building in Brussels on Oct. 29, 2020. Olivier Hoslet, Pool/The Associated Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of the European Union’s top political leaders expressed their commitment to strengthen multilateralism, protect democracy, and stand up for human rights in a video press conference on Thursday.

Specifically, the leaders said they will strive to work closely together “in international fora including the G7, the G20, and the United Nations system” to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery, while at the same time keeping the principles and values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and based on the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement.