the Chinese President Xi Jinpingaccused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of behaving “inappropriately” in disclose to the media the content of a conversation between the two leaders. The line from the Asian leader This happened when the two leaders met in a common area of ​​the venue where the G20 summit is being held in Bali (Indonesia).

“Everything we discussed has been leaked to the newspaper, it’s not appropriate,” Xi told Trudeau through an interpreter. “That’s not true. That’s not how the talks are conducted. It’s not appropriate. If you are honest, there must be mutual respect when communicating. Otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable,” the Chinese leader added.

The Canadian, visibly uncomfortable, replied that even if they had disagreements, they should work together. “We believe in free, open and frank dialogue and that is what we will continue to have. We will continue to seek to work together constructively, but there will be things we will not agree on and we we’ll have to…” Trudeau said. before being interrupted. “Let’s create the conditions first”Xi then responded by extending his hand to Trudeau.

the two chiefs they had held a brief face-to-face on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday. After this unofficial meeting, the office of the Canadian Prime Minister published an information disseminating the subjects which were discussed. This conversation was not a bilateral meeting like the one the Chinese president had with other leaders, reports the CBC channel.

The two leaders, according to the information released, They discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the continued North Korean aggression against South Korea and the upcoming COP15 summit in Montreal.. It was not revealed how the Chinese president reacted to these questions, simply that the two leaders “discussed the importance of continuing the dialogue”.

During his closing press conference, the Canadian Prime Minister responded to the incident by stating that his government is convinced that its citizens want to be informed of the work it is doing on their behalf. “I will not hesitate to be open with Canadians, even when we discuss important issues and sometimes tricky,” Trudeau said. “Finding the right balance between being open about disagreements and the issues we raise, while being able to work constructively, is something people need to understand and that’s what Canadians will always do.” he declared. .

Trudeau recently accused Beijing of election interference 2019 in Canada.