Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and had "a productive and wide-ranging conversation" on trade challenges and other issues, Carney's office said in a statement, APA reports.
The phone call, which comes at a time when Canada and the United States are locked in a trade war, was the first known conversation between the two leaders since June 30.
Carney initiated the call, said a Canadian government source who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The leaders - who also discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza - agreed to reconvene shortly, the statement added, but did not give any details.
Carney's office said it could not comment when asked whether the two men intended to speak again, or actually meet.
In Washington, a Trump administration official said the two men had discussed trade.
