Justin Trudeau makes diplomatic debut at G20 summit

Canada will stick to a decision to withdraw its fighter jets from a mission against Islamic State militants despite last week’s Paris attacks, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

And the Canadian opposition is firmly in support of the country’s remaining within the US-led coalition attacking Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.

Canadian officials have previously said that Canada is considering strengthening its efforts to train Kurdish fighters in their ground war against ISIL.

Canadian expertise in transportation infrastructure may be able to help Indonesia develop its railways, ports and aviation sectors, with Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier involved.

Trudeau also called ISIL a scourge as he condemned Friday’s terror attack in France and previous ones in Turkey.

He said in his discussions with other leaders over the weekend, he was not asked to reconsider the Canadian position.

Trudeau had earlier also re-affirmed his plan to accept 25,000 Middle Eastern refugees in Canada before the end of the year.

Trudeau said he has not discussed the CF-18 pullout or his refugee initiative with Obama.

The global aid agency Oxfam said the G20 made progress in tackling the refugee crisis.

Ahmad said Trudeau opened his address by “saluting once again the courage and resilience of the people of Paris, and particularly their colleague Francois Hollande, who continues to show strength and resolve, and an unwillingness to succumb to terror”.

He also said that G20 countries should unite their forces and solve the problems by considering growth “for everyone”.

In terms of issues involving transnational organized crime, Jokowi and Trudeau agreed to focus the bilateral cooperation on counterterrorism, as well as on efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and drug smuggling.

“We have seen from all nations a desire to engage robustly on climate change”, Trudeau said.

Mr. Trudeau’s transition team was headed by former deputy minister Peter Harder, who is president of the Canada China Business Council, a group that advocates for greater trade and business links between the two countries.

The meeting between Trudeau and Fabius came hours after France launched its most aggressive air assault against ISIL.

BELEK, Turkey Nov 16 Canada’s new Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met China’s top leader on Monday, seeking to revive political ties and boost trade to help energize a faltering economy.

He said the French response was a “political” one and that France had to be “present and active” following Friday’s violence, which left 129 people dead.

That was noticeable change in style from the last G20 in Australia, where Harper told Putin to “get out of Ukraine”, and said he had nothing more to say, after he bumped into the Russian leader at the meeting.