Trudeau and Biden spoke directly about the ongoing work to secure the release of the two men.
“As we come together on this partnership, our G7 partners have agreed that our real purpose here is to demonstrate that democracies and open societies can come together and deliver a positive choice to meet some of the biggest challenges of our time, not just for our people, but for people all over the world,” said the U.S.
The trick, he said, will be to avoid plunging the world into another Cold War-style competition.
Prior to that, he covered defence issues and politics for CP in Nova Scotia for 11 years and was bureau chief for Standard Broadcast News in Ottawa.