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STORY: UN / TRUDEAU PRESSER
TRT: 1:35
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2.SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada:
“Canada stands with our friends and allies in South America, across Latin America. We will continue to be there to support, to provide our participation in broad range of initiatives. We will continue to make very very clear that this is a failure of leadership by the Maduro government, and by Nicolás Maduro personally. And the suffering of the Venezuelans must cease and that is what we are working on to try and reach in a consensual way with our friends in South America.”
3. Wide shot, press briefing room
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada:
“We will continue to negotiate an ongoing manner over the days we seek to work to engage in constant communications with the negotiators. We will continue to seek a good agreement for the Canadian people, for Canada while aware the fact that it is possible for a good agreement for Canada and this can also be a good agreement for the United States and for Mexico.”
5.Wide shot, press briefing room
6.SOUNDBITE (French) Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada:
“Canada continues to believe that the ICC is a useful and important way of promoting an international -rule-based order. Canada has always been a strong voice for defending human rights and the rule of law. We will continue to be.”
7.Wide shot, press conference room
Asked about the situation in Venezuela, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters today that “we will continue to make very very clear that this is a failure of leadership by the Maduro government, and by Nicolás Maduro personally,” adding that “the suffering of the Venezuelans must cease.”
Attending the 73rd Session of the General Assembly in New York today (26 Sep), the Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau briefed reporters on efforts made by his country in climate change, peace and security, combatting rising inequality and more.
He reaffirmed his country’s commitment to creating a peaceful and prosper world not just today, but also for the future.
Also on Venezuela, Trudeau said “Canada stands with our friends and allies in South America, across Latin America. We will continue to be there to support, to provide our participation in broad range of initiatives.”
He reiterated the suffering of the Venezuelans “must cease” and his country is working on to “try and reach in a consensual way with our friends in South America.”
Asked about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canadian Prime Minister said “we will continue to negotiate an ongoing manner over the days we seek to work to engage in constant communications with the negotiators. We will continue to seek a good agreement for the Canadian people, for Canada while aware the fact that it is possible for a good agreement for Canada and this can also be a good agreement for the United States and for Mexico.”
Asked about the International Criminal Court (ICC0, Trudeau said “Canada continues to believe that the ICC is a useful and important way of promoting an international -rul e-based order. Canada has always been a strong voice for defending human rights and the rule of law. We will continue to be.”
The Foreign Minister of Canada will address the 73rd Session of the General Assembly on Friday (28 Sep).
