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U.S. President Joe Biden to visit sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in March, White House says

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first official visit to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in March, the White House has confirmed.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first official visit to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in March, the White House has confirmed. 

The announcement comes after Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down this morning for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the "Three Amigos" summit in Mexico City. 

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is normally one of the first foreign trips for a new president but Biden's visit has been delayed, in part due to COVID-19. 

The White House says he and Trudeau talked about a range of issues, from trade and the security situation in Haiti to critical mineral supply chains and green energy.

They also discussed the trusted-traveller program known as Nexus, which has been partially shut down since the start of the pandemic due to a dispute with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the legal protections they have at centres in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The exact dates and locations for the presidential visit have not yet been announced.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2023. 

The Canadian Press