NEW YORK — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland hugged and thanked her European counterpart today as Canada and the European Union marked the entry into force today of a trade agreement that took a decade to complete. “Grazie mille,” Freeland said in Italian as she embraced Federica Mogherini of the EU at the start of a meeting at the United Nations. “It is a very important day, for Canada and I think for Europe,” Freeland said. And for progressive trade.”Mogherini, Europe’s high representative for foreign affairs, credited Freeland’s work for getting the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement across the finish line. “Because together we have just shown, I think, to the international system that (our) partnership can bring positive results,” Mogherini said.

Source: National Post September 21, 2017 15:35 UTC