US Joe Biden to visit Canada

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By Femi SHODUNKE 

CANADA: US Vice-President, Joe Biden, is set to pay a two-day official visit to Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed readiness to meet Biden, whose tenure in office, alongside President Barack Obama, ends in January, 2017.

The Vice President will arrive on Thursday, December 8 and end is visit the following day.

“I look forward to meeting with Vice President Biden and discussing the strength of our two countries’ relationship,” Trudeau said.

He stressed: “Canada has no closer friend, partner, and ally than the US, and our relationship with our neighbour to the south is critical to citizens on both sides of the border.”

A news release from the Prime Minister Office (PMO) said: “During his visit, Vice President Biden will attend an official dinner in his honour and meet with Prime Minister Trudeau.”

The US is Canada’s largest trading partner, and Canada is the most important foreign market for 35 U.S. states, with both countries exchanging approximately $2.4 billion in goods and services every day.