Published: 14:50, May 3, 2025
Canadian PM Carney to visit Trump at White House Tuesday
By Xinhua
This combination of pictures shows Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) speaking at a news conference at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 23, 2025 and US President Donald Trump announcing tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Terming his telephone conversation with the US leader on Tuesday as “very constructive”, Carney said they agreed to meet in Washington next Tuesday.

"Our focus will be on both immediate trade pressures and the broader future economic and security relationship between our two sovereign nations," Carney said in his first press conference after Monday's election.

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Carney also said King Charles III will deliver a speech outlining the Canadian government's priorities on May 27, when Parliament resumes.

It would be the first time that a sovereign has opened Parliament since Queen Elizabeth II last did so in 1957.

The return of a new Parliament will see the election of the Speaker, followed by the Speech from the Throne.

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Buckingham Palace said on Friday that Britain's King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit Canada from May 26 to May 27 to attend the State Opening of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.

The Liberals are set to form a minority government after Monday's election. The House of Commons sitting calendar currently has May 26 listed as the first sitting date for MPs.