Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Canadian counterpart Justin
Trudeau shared the view on Tuesday that they will continue a dialogue
with the US administration about climate change following Washington's
announcement of withdrawal from the Paris agreement.
During their
telephone conversation, Abe and Trudeau also agreed that they would
steadily implement the 2015 Paris climate pact, Deputy Chief Cabinet
Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters.
"US intentions to withdraw
from the agreement is regrettable, and Japan will search for ways to
cooperate with Washington on climate change," Abe was quoted as telling
Trudeau. In response, Trudeau said that Canada shares the same values
with Japan, according to Hagiuda. Last week, US President Donald Trump
announced that his country will withdraw from the global agreement,
which signatories aim to curb man-made global greenhouse gas emissions.
The
two leaders also exchanged views on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free
trade agreement, which US withdrew in January after Trump took office,
confirming to work in close coordination toward the early entry into
force of the 11-nation pact.
The multilateral free trade agreement
aims to further liberalize the economies of 11 Pacific-rim countries,
including Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,
Singapore, and Vietnam.