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Trade Agreements: Argentina and Canada

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 69712

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his Canadian counterpart on a potential trade deal with Argentina.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The Business and Trade Secretary had a warm introductory conversation with his Canadian counterpart Minister Sidhu at the G7, where they discussed the bilateral trading relationship and agreed to work together on deepening and growing the bilateral trading relationship further. They did not discuss a trade deal with Argentina.

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