US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country’s general election, and the two have agreed to meet in the near future, the BBC reports.
The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship after Monday’s vote.
Trump’s trade tariffs and repeated comments undermining Canada’s sovereignty overshadowed the race, which ended with Carney’s Liberals projected to win a minority government, according to public broadcaster CBC.
In their first call since the election, Trump congratulated Carney on his victory, according to the prime minister’s office on Tuesday.
