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Biden, Trudeau, López Obrador tackle immigration, supply chain at North America Leaders' Summit

  • The leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico will meet face-to-face for the first time on Thursday afternoon.
  • Immigration issues will certainly come up, from pandemic border closures to Biden's use of Title 42.
  • COVID-19, North American trade, climate change and energy also are expected to be on the agenda.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used trilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Thursday to highlight the neighboring countries' close ties. But regional friction over issues like trade and immigration remained even as the U.S. president attempted to reset relations and revived the North America leaders' summit after a five-year gap. 

Biden met face-to-face with Trudeau and López Obrador together for the first time since the leaders took office in what was the first summit between the three countries following four years of former President Donald Trump's fractious relationship with Mexico and Canada. Biden met separately with Trudeau and López Obrador before the three convene for talksThe two foreign leaders also met separately with Vice President Kamala Harris.

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