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OTTAWA –
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit.
Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnership with ASEAN and is hoping to conclude a trade deal with the 10-nation bloc by the end of next year.
Canada and Indonesia are also working toward a trade deal that’s set to be signed by the end of this year.
The trip marks the first official visit to Laos by a Canadian prime minister and Trudeau is set to meet with leaders from several member nations during the summit.
Together, the ASEAN countries represented Canada’s fourth-largest trading partner in 2023 when it comes to merchandise trade.
The summit begins on Thursday and Trudeau is set to travel to Germany on …
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