The Canadian ambassador to France says threats US President Donald Trump To invade another country violates international law.
“I just say that to respect international law, you do not threaten your neighbors by invasion,” said Stéphane Dion.
Trump said he did not exclude using military force to take control of Greenland, which is part of Denmark.
Trump still said that he wanted to see Canada become an American state, after being asked about The recent comments by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying that Trump is not kidding.
In response to a question about Greenland, Dion said that these threats are not normal and violates the United Nations Charter. He said it was not only against international law to invade another country but also to threaten to do so.
The American president also said on Sunday that he Announce 25% prices on all imports of steel and aluminum on Monday, including Canada.
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He made the comments like Trudeau is in Paris to attend the World Summit on Artificial Intelligence. Sunday evening, after a dinner with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau did not answer journalists’ questions about Trump’s statements.
Dion said Canada and European countries are working on a cohesive strategy to combat the United States pricing threats.
“Canada and Mexico are the first, but Europeans know that they can also be targeted. We plan that. They work with us on how we can have a coherent way of convincing the American administration that commercial wars are painful for everyone … and not something that you should do with friends. »»
US vice-president JD VANCE is also in Paris for the AI action summit, but it is not clear if he will meet Trudeau, because no meeting has been announced to date.
Canada and Mexico have obtained at least 30 days of wide -based Trump -based pricing threats made last week.
On Wednesday, Trudeau will go to Brussels to meet EU leaders, which could offer Canada the opportunity to strengthen its relations with the European Union in the context of Trump’s threats.
Dion told journalists on Monday that Canada will not succeed in diversifying exchanges unless this effort understands Europe.
“Now that we see that unfortunately for the moment, at least, the American administration is not as reliable as we thought, not respecting the treaties as we thought, we need that Europeans and Canadians work In close collaboration, “said Dion.
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