
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a joint press conference after their bilateral summit at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul Wednesday. We need to know where we are going to be competing with China on economic grounds, and where we need to challenge China on human rights on other issues." "We recognized, the both of us, that China is an important economic partner not just in the region but around the world, but we need to be clear-eyed about where we cooperate with China. Trudeau said Yoon's "unequivocal leadership" on Ukraine and other global issues is "extremely welcome." "We had excellent conversation today on a broad range of topics including the impact of authoritarian states like China, Russia, North Korea and others," Trudeau said. The maximum age was increased from 30 to 35 years, and the maximum number of working hours per week was raised from 25 to 40 hours. They also eased age requirements and the cap on working hours.

The two leaders announced a new youth mobility arrangement, increasing the working holiday program annual quota to work and study in each other's countries from 4,000 to 12,000 people. Yoon pointed to the great potential for economic cooperation between the two countries in future industries such as semiconductors, batteries and artificial intelligence (AI) and in the clean energy sector, including nuclear power plants, natural gases and hydrogen. "We agreed to build a stronger partnership with Canada over the next 60 years for a more peaceful, democratic, just and prosperous world," said Yoon in a joint press conference at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul following their bilateral summit.

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called to strengthen cooperation on critical mineral supply chains, regional security issues and youth exchanges Wednesday. Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of their summit at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul Wednesday.
