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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Montreal as Canada visit continues

Click to play video: 'Haiti tops Blinken’s agenda during first official Canadian visit'
Haiti tops Blinken’s agenda during first official Canadian visit
WATCH: Haiti tops Blinken's agenda during first official Canadian visit – Oct 27, 2022

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Montreal Friday as he continues his two-day trip to Canada.

Blinken is to visit a battery recycling facility in east-end Montreal before heading to a public market.

Later in the morning, he is scheduled to take questions from students at the Biosphere, an environmental museum located in the former U.S. Expo 67 pavilion.

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In Ottawa on Thursday, Blinken met with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly.

Click to play video: 'Joly, Blinken dodge questions on whether Canada will lead Haiti mission'
Joly, Blinken dodge questions on whether Canada will lead Haiti mission

The pair told reporters that discussions about a multilateral military intervention in Haiti are ongoing and remain a “work in progress.”

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The visit is Blinken’s first to Canada since becoming secretary of state.

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