00:00Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations
00:05or ASEAN Summit in the Philippines. Manila will be the second in a four-country stop across Europe
00:10and Asia. Carney's office says this is part of the Prime Minister's effort to strengthen
00:14Canada's international partnerships. During his visit, Carney will work to finalize two
00:19free trade agreements, one with ASEAN and another with the Philippines. He's also expected to have
00:24a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Marcos and Carney last met in July
00:29this year during Marcos' official visit to Vancouver. During that visit, ties were officially
00:34elevated to a strategic partnership.
