Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday where they unveiled a "strategic partnership," including a new trade deal, amid a thaw of an almost decade-long deep freeze in relations between the two countries.
Welcoming Carney at the Great Hall of the People, the first visit of a Canadian leader in eight years, Xi lauded the "turnaround," noting that cooperation in recent months had already yielded "positive results" and that he was committed to further strengthening the relationship.
Carney said the relationship would deliver "stability, security and prosperity" for Chinese and Canadians alike, saying agriculture, energy and finance were the issues where efforts should be directed.
"That's where we can make most immediate progress," he said.
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